| A | B |
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| 1. Simple | An independent clause; must include a subject and a verb |
| 2. Compound | Two independent clauses joined by a coordinator |
| 3. Complex | independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses |
| 4. Compound/Complex | independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses as well as another independent clause using a conjunction |
| 5. Simple | I have a dog. (Subject - Verb - Object) |
| 6. Compound | I have a dog, and you have a cat. (Subject - Verb - Object + conjunction + Subject - Verb - Object) |
| 7. Complex | When I studied for finals, I felt more prepared. (independent clause + one or more dependent clauses) (This type of sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.) |
| 8. Compound/Complex | Although I grew up in the United States, I moved to Paris, and I learned to speak French. |
| 9. Compound | Pete played basketball, so I went shopping. |
| 10. Simple | You are funny. |
| 11. Compound | "You have your cousins, and you have your first cousins, and you have your second cousins." |
| 12. Complex Sentence (with adjective clause) | The house which I was born in is still standing. |
| 13. Complex | I went to the mall after I finished studying. |
| 14. Simple | They went to the mall after studying. |
