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Lesson No 27C Creating Simple, Compound, And Complex Sentences

Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex

1. Simple Sentence: A simple sentence contains one independent clause. It expresses a complete thought.

  • Example: The cat is sleeping.

2. Compound Sentence: A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet, nor, for).

  • Example: The cat is sleeping, and the dog is playing.

3. Complex Sentence: A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction (after, although, because, if, since, when, while, etc.).  

  • Example: Because the cat is sleeping, the dog is playing.

Great! Let’s practice forming sentences of different types.

1. Simple Sentence:

  • Prompt: Describe a daily activity.
  • Example: I eat breakfast every morning.

2. Compound Sentence:

  • Prompt: Combine two simple sentences about your hobbies.
  • Example: I like to read books, and I also enjoy watching movies.

3. Complex Sentence:

Example: Because it was raining, we stayed inside.Creating Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Prompt: Write a sentence about a cause and effect relationship.

Simple sentences contain one independent clause.

  • Example: The dog barked.

Compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor).

  • Example: The dog barked, and the cat ran away.

Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses joined by a subordinating conjunction.

  • Example: The dog barked because it was hungry.
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Here are some exercises to practice forming simple, compound, and complex sentences:

Exercise 1: Identify the sentence type

  1. The cat is sleeping.
  2. I went to the store, and I bought some milk.
  3. Because it was raining, we stayed home.

Exercise 2: Write a simple sentence about a pet.

Exercise 3: Write a compound sentence about a hobby.

Exercise 4: Write a complex sentence about a favorite food.

Would you like to try these exercises?

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