A simple sentence is made up of a subject and one verb, and together they are a complete thought.

Obed is eating dinner with his family.

 

Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is made up of two complete sentences, but they are connected to one another with a conjunction. Some of these conjunctions are:

• and
• but
• or

Example:

It was late, but they were leisurely eating dinner.

Complex Sentences

A complex sentence is made up of a sentence and another subject and verb that’s not a complete thought.

These sentences use a different type of conjunction. It uses words such as:

• because
• if
• when
• while
• until

Here are examples of complex sentences.

Mark decided to wait because he was already there.

While Alise was waiting, she decided to look around.