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Types of Sentences The Simple Sentence What is a sentence? A group of words with a subject, a verb and a complete idea. We expect to make a profit this year. What is a simple sentence? A sentence with one subject and one main verb. All of the employees and their husbands or wives enjoyed the annual dinner at the hotel. Simple Sentence Example Majed travels to Amsterdam every year in the summer time. SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject andcompound predicate Compound Sentence A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) joined by coordinating conjunctions like and, but, and or: Simple Canada is a rich country. Simple Still, it has many poor people. Compound Canada is a rich country, but still it has many poor people. Compound Sentence A compound sentence contains two independent clauses that are joined together. She works in the city, but she lives in the suburbs. Compound Sentence withCoordinating Conjunctions COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Coordinating Conjunctions Complex  Compound-complex Sentences The Complex Sentence A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Unlike a compound sentence, however, a complex sentence contains clauses which are not equal. Consider the following examples: Simple My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go. Compound My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go. Complex Although my friend invited me to a party, I do not want to go. The Complex Sentence In the first example, there are two separate simple sentences: My friend invited me to a party and I do not want to go. The second example joins them together into a single sentence with the coordinating conjunction but, but both parts