Page 3 - Lesson notes- Synthesis of sentences

1.SIMPLE SENTENCE- simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a
subject, a verb, and a completed thought.

Examples of simple sentences include the following:

 Joe waited for the train.
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb
 The train was late.
"The train" = subject, "was" = verb

2. A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete
sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are
easy to remember if you think of the words "FAN BOYS": For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So

Examples of compound sentences include the following:

 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.

3. A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent
clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete
sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make it a complete sentence.