Simple Sentence:
a sentence with ONE independent clause
For example: I ran to the store
the can also have compound subjects, and/or compound verbs
For instance: I ran and jumped. OR Grant and I ran and jumped.
Compound sentence:
a sentence with TWO independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction (coordinating conjunctions include For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So and can be remembered by the acronym: FANBOYS)
For example: Grant ran and I jumped.
Complex sentence:
a sentence with ONE independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
For example: Although Grant and I ran and jumped, we did not visit the store.
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