The simple sentence = S + V and expressing a complete idea.
Ellie boarded the train.
2. compound sentence:
Begin with a simple sentence , using the same same format as above. (S + V and expressing a complete idea)
She looked out the window
Then insert a COMMA,
She looked out the window,
Then choose a COORDINATE CONJUNCTION from this short list: for, and, not,but, or, yet,so. This is the somewhat famous FANBOYS list of coordinate conjunctions.
She looked out the window, but
Then construct a second simple sentence to follow the first simple sentence. You will have constructed this patter: S + V — coordinate conjunction — S + V.
The compound sentence: She looked out the window, but she could not see him.
3. complex sentence: You can begin with a subordinate conjunction. Let’s do that.
Here is a list of subordinate conjunctions. Select one:
after,
although,
as,
as soon as
because
before
by the time
even if
even though
every time
if
in case
in the event that
just in case
now that
once
only if
since
since
the first time
though
unless
until
when
whenever
whereas
whether or not
while
while
For this example, I have chosen the subordinating conjunction as.
You will find that when you use a subordinating conjunction with a subject and a verb, you will not yet have produced a complete sentence. Example:
As she sat back in her seat,
Again, please note the clause above. It has a subordinate conjunction (as)+ S + V (if done correctly, this will NOT express a complete idea)
The next step is to complete the sentence by adding a simple sentence to the incomplete clause you have just written:
she smiled for the first time in weeks.
As — or when, or before, or as soon as, or after, — she sat back in her seat, she smiled for the first time in weeks.
Those three sentences comprise your paragraph.
“(Simple) Ellie boarded the train. (Compound) She looked out the window, but she could not see him. (Complex) As she sat back in her seat, she smiled for the first time in weeks.”
Here’s another. “The cranky old cat climbed the stairs. In the hallway, she hissed menacingly at the sleepy black whippet, and he scampered into the bedroom. As he raced past her, the trace of a smile played fleetingly beneath her whiskers.”
Notice that additional phrases, such as prepositional phrases (in the hallway, at the sleepy black whippet, into the bedroom, beneath her whiskers) can be used in any of the sentence types. They are very handy for establishing time, place, distance, and manner and do not affect the definition of simple, compound, or complex sentences.
Try a few of these three-sentence paragraphs on your own.
Note: One of the four sentence types is missing. It is the compound-complex sentence. If you followed the information above, you should be able to construct one.
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Explanation:
The simple sentence = S + V and expressing a complete idea.
Ellie boarded the train.
2. compound sentence:
Begin with a simple sentence , using the same same format as above. (S + V and expressing a complete idea)
She looked out the window
Then insert a COMMA,
She looked out the window,
Then choose a COORDINATE CONJUNCTION from this short list: for, and, not,but, or, yet,so. This is the somewhat famous FANBOYS list of coordinate conjunctions.
She looked out the window, but
Then construct a second simple sentence to follow the first simple sentence. You will have constructed this patter: S + V — coordinate conjunction — S + V.
The compound sentence: She looked out the window, but she could not see him.
3. complex sentence: You can begin with a subordinate conjunction. Let’s do that.
Here is a list of subordinate conjunctions. Select one:
after,
although,
as,
as soon as
because
before
by the time
even if
even though
every time
if
in case
in the event that
just in case
now that
once
only if
since
since
the first time
though
unless
until
when
whenever
whereas
whether or not
while
while
For this example, I have chosen the subordinating conjunction as.
You will find that when you use a subordinating conjunction with a subject and a verb, you will not yet have produced a complete sentence. Example:
As she sat back in her seat,
Again, please note the clause above. It has a subordinate conjunction (as)+ S + V (if done correctly, this will NOT express a complete idea)
The next step is to complete the sentence by adding a simple sentence to the incomplete clause you have just written:
she smiled for the first time in weeks.
As — or when, or before, or as soon as, or after, — she sat back in her seat, she smiled for the first time in weeks.
Those three sentences comprise your paragraph.
“(Simple) Ellie boarded the train. (Compound) She looked out the window, but she could not see him. (Complex) As she sat back in her seat, she smiled for the first time in weeks.”
Here’s another. “The cranky old cat climbed the stairs. In the hallway, she hissed menacingly at the sleepy black whippet, and he scampered into the bedroom. As he raced past her, the trace of a smile played fleetingly beneath her whiskers.”
Notice that additional phrases, such as prepositional phrases (in the hallway, at the sleepy black whippet, into the bedroom, beneath her whiskers) can be used in any of the sentence types. They are very handy for establishing time, place, distance, and manner and do not affect the definition of simple, compound, or complex sentences.
Try a few of these three-sentence paragraphs on your own.
Note: One of the four sentence types is missing. It is the compound-complex sentence. If you followed the information above, you should be able to construct one.