Simple Complex Compound
to so that and /or
We read to learn We read so that we can learn We read and we learn
Inspite of/Despite Though/Although but
Despite being poor he is honest. Though he is poor he is honest. He is poor but he is honest.
Verb+ing Since/As and so
Being punished he wept. As he was punished, he wept. He was punished and so he
wept.
enough/too ….to so…..that(negative)
He is too weak to walk. He is so weak that he can not very…..and
walk. He is very weak and he can not
Without walk.
Without reading you will fail. If/In case or
If you do not read you will fail Read or fail/you will fail.
at the time
He woke up at the time of raining when and
He woke up when it was raining. It was raining and he woke up.
Adjective
It was a red ball. that/which
It was a ball that/which was red. and
It was a ball and it was red
Simple Sentences
(1 Clause, 1 Subject, 1 Finite verb)
A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a
completed thought. In a simple sentence, there is only one independent clause. It means there is
only one part that can stand on its own and give out the complete meaning. Simple sentences are
usually used at the beginning of a paragraph or essay because they put forward points very clearly
and are easy to understand. A simple sentence has one unit of the subject and one verb.
I play on the ground.
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
The teacher is in the classroom.
In the first and third examples, there is only subject (I play & the teacher), whereas, in the second
example, there are two subjects (Jack and Jill). However, these two subjects are treated as a single
unit, and it falls into the category of a simple sentence.
Compound sentences
(2 Main clause + Conjuction)
A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete
sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are
easy to remember if you think of the words "FAN BOYS" (for,and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
I ran quickly, but I missed the bus.
The wife cooked, and the husband cleaned the dishes.
It was raining heavily so I closed the doors.
There was a terror alert in the city; curfew was announced with immediate effect.
A compound sentence helps you to connect two independent clauses and give more meaning to your
content. When the reader reads what you have written, it helps him to relate to the flow of your
sentences.
Complex sentence
(1 Main clause + subordinate conjunctions)
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent
clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete
sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make it a complete sentence. Dependent clauses
begin with subordinating conjunctions (although, though, since, therefore, if, etc)
I feel sleepy whenever I take a book.
My car stopped at the school building, which was red and huge.
When your doctor tells you something, listen to him fully.
I wore a sweater because the weather was too cold.
