1. SENTENCES

2. SIMPLE SENTENCES Simple sentences have one independent clause.
An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone.
An independent clause is a complete thought. It is a sentence.

3. SIMPLE SENTENCES Subject | Predicate The dancer | sat on the pie.
The flower and the pumpkin | have blown away.
That Max likes cucumbers | surprises his mother.
Dancing | is my favorite exercise.

4. More Examples of Simple Sentences
Josh laughed.
The hairstylist gave Maryann a new look.
Ernie has volunteered to organize the recycling program.
Throughout history, people have invented and used a variety of weapons.
The elderly man walked to his house.
REMEMBER: S + V = Simple Sentence

5. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.
Each independent clause can be a complete sentence on its own.
Independent clauses are joined by linking words – conjunctions.

6. CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions connect independent clauses.
One type of conjunction is called a coordinating conjunction.
FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So

7. Examples of Compound Sentences
The whistle blew, the drums rolled, and the crowd cheered. (S+V)
Albert led half the way, and then Jared took the lead.
My mother usually cooks tacos for dinner once a week, and she makes the best tacos in the world.
S + V + S + V = Compound Sentence.

8. COMPLEX SENTENCES
Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short.

9. COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES
Complex-Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Catch-22 is widely regarded as Joseph Heller's best novel, and because Heller served in World War II, which the novel satirizes*, the zany but savage wit of the novel packs an extra punch.
*a relative pronoun