1. Simple Sentence and Compound Sentences

2. Simple sentences
A simple sentence consists of one sentence.

3. Examples: 1) The dog barks. 2) The kettle boils.
3) Birds live in nests.
4) The boys are singing.
5) The little girl was carrying a basket on her head.

4. Compound Sentences A compound sentence contains two related sentences.
The boys sang and the girls danced.

5. Compound Sentences
We make compound sentences by joining independent clauses with the help of coordinating conjunctions:
And / Or / But
Note: Put a comma before the conjunction.

6. Examples:
Men may come, and men may go, 
You may watch TV, or you can go out to play.
He took the test several times, but he couldn’t pass.