Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

Simple Sentence Has only 1 main subject Has only 1 main predicate  Bob went to the store.  Bob and Sue went to the store.  Bob and Sue went to the store on the corner of the street.  Bob and Sue went to the store on the corner of the street to buy groceries and to get some drinks.

Compound Sentence Has 2 complete sentences joined by a conjunction: and, but, or, so, yet, for. Has 2 main subjects Has 2 main predicates  Bob and Sue went to the store and bought groceries.  Bob and Sue went to the store, but only Sue bought groceries.  The negotiations were successful, so the diplomats returned to their homes.

Complex Sentence Uses a subordinating clause Has one main subject Has one main predicate  The negotiations were successful, so the diplomats returned to their homes.  Because the problem proved difficult, they decided to form a committee.  The proposal that we wrote was accepted.

Compound- Complex Sentence Contains a conjunction and a subordinating clause Has 2 main subjects Has 2 main predicates  The proposal that we wrote was accepted.  The proposal that we wrote was accepted, and we started the project  Because the problem proved difficult, they decided to form a committee, and the committee solved the problem.

 No one can resist the flatterer who raises one’s self- esteem.  She works hard; her brother does not follow her example.  Great literature stirs the imagination.  It was after midnight, yet the last bus had not arrived.  Since she worked throughout the night, she grew tired, and she fell asleep.  There are people who enjoy his kind of humor, but I do not appreciate it.  Before the game, Joan felt ill.  April, the new girl on the block, joined our club and became the secretary.  Bruce owns several guns since he is a collector.  Do you remember the restaurant where we ate lunch?