Types of Sentences/Structure
You should know that there are four types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound complex. The number of independent and dependent clauses determines the type of sentence.
A simple Sentence: contains one independent clause.
e.g. Mary went to the store.
A compound Sentence: contains two independent clauses that are usually joined in one of two ways.
• A comma and coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, for, yet, so)
e.g. Mary went to the store, and she bought some bread.
* A semicolon ( ; )
e.g. Mary went to the store;she bought some bread.
A complex Sentence: contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
e.g. Mary went to the store because she needed bread.
A Compound- complex Sentence: contains two or more independent clausesand at least one dependent clause.
e.g. Mary went to the store, and she bought some bread that she needed.