(Sentence Types):

1- A Simple Sentence expresses a single idea in a single clause:

- Joe drank tea.
- Joe drank tea with Bill.
- Joe drank tea in the afternoon with Bill.
- Joe and Bill drank tea.

2- A Compound Sentence contains two ideas connected with a co-ordinator (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

- Joe drank tea, and Bill played the guitar.
- Joe drank tea, but he was still thirsty.

3- A Complex Sentence contains two ideas connected by a subordinator (because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which)

- Joe drank the tea that he bought in Chinatown.
- Although Joe drank tea, he was still thirsty.

4- A Compound-Complex Sentence has the elements of Type 3 and Type 4

- Joe drank the tea that he bought in Chinatown, and Bill played the guitar.

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