Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences: English Sentence Forms

REVISED EDITION
PUBLISHED ON - FEB 20, 2016

Sentence forms in English language - simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence | phrases and clauses | independent or principal clause (main clause), dependent or subordinate clause | list of important coordinators and transitional expressions (transitional words or phrases) for compound sentences | list of important subordinators for complex sentences | double and multiple sentences | definition and examples of simple, compound and complex sentences

Sentence Forms - Comparison

Simple sentence –
One independent clause

Compound sentence –
Two or more independent clauses

Complex sentence –
One independent clause and one or more dependent (subordinate) clauses

Compound-Complex sentence (Mixed Sentence) –
Two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent (subordinate) clause