The Simple Sentence
The most basic type of sentence is the simple sentence, which contains only one clause. A simple sentence can be as short as one word:- Run!
- Melt!
- Ice melts.
- The ice melts quickly.
- The ice on the river melts quickly under the warm March sun.
- Lying exposed without its blanket of snow, the ice on the river meltsquickly under the warm March sun.
The most natural sentence structure is the simple sentence: it is the first kind which children learn to speak, and it remains by far the most common sentence in the spoken language of people of all ages. In written work, simple sentences can be very effective for grabbing a reader's attention or for summing up an argument, but you have to use them with care: too many simple sentences can make your writing seem childish.
When you do use simple sentences, you should add transitional phrases to connect them to the surrounding sentences.
The Compound Sentence
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) joined by co-ordinating 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.
- Today at school Mr. Moore brought in his pet rabbit, and he showed it to the class, and I got to pet it, and Kate held it, and we coloured pictures of it, and it ate part of my carrot at lunch, and ...
A compound sentence is most effective when you use it to create a sense of balance or contrast between two (or more) equally-important pieces of information:
- Montéal has better clubs, but Toronto has better cinemas.
Special Cases of Compound Sentences
There are two special types of compound sentences which you might want to note. First, rather than joining two simple sentences together, a co-ordinating conjunction sometimes joins two complex sentences, or one simple sentence and one complex sentence. In this case, the sentence is called a compound-complex sentence:- compound-complex
- The package arrived in the morning, but the courier left before I could check the contents.
- Sir John A. Macdonald had a serious drinking problem; when sober, however, he could be a formidable foe in the House of Commons.
- The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west.
The Complex Sentence
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least onedependent 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.
A complex sentence is very different from a simple sentence or a compound sentence because it makes clear which ideas are most important. When you write
- My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go.
- My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go.
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