Sentence Types
Sentence Types
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
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
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
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.
Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I
arrived.
Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.
● Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not
see them at the station.
● While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
● After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at
the train station.
● I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived
at the bus station before noon.
● Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train
station.
● Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train
station after they left on the bus.
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