17. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense)

Examples of simple sentences include the following-

1.    Joe waited for the train.
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb
 

2.    The train was late.
"The train" = subject, "was" = verb
 

3.    Mary and Samantha took the bus.
"Mary and Samantha" = compound subject, "took" = verb
 

4.    I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
"I" = subject, "looked" = verb
 

5.    Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited until noon for the bus.
"Mary and Samantha" = compound subject, "arrived" and "waited" = compound verb  

Examples of compound sentences include the following-

1.    Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
 

2.    I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station, but they arrived at the station before noon and left on the bus before I arrived.
 

3.    Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.
 

4.    Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.

Examples of complex sentences include the following-

Examples of dependent clauses include the following:

§  because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon

§  while he waited at the train station

§  after they left on the bus

A complex sentence joins an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses

The dependent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the independent clause, as in the following:

1.    Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station.

2.    While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.

3.    After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station.

Conversely, the independent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the dependent clause, as in the following:

1.    I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon.

2.    Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station.

3.    Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station after they left on the bus.

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