Create, expand, and combine independent clauses to create compound sentences.
3rd Grade Writing - Sentence Types Lesson
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is a sentence that has one complete thought. It has one subject and predicate. A predicate is a sentence part that tells something about the subject.
Examples: James plays. James plays in the garden.
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has two simple sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. The coordinating conjunctions are: and, but, or, so.
Example: Malala gave a speech, so I took notes.
Complex Sentence
A complex sentence has a dependent clause and a main clause. The dependent clause needs the main clause to give meaning to the sentence. A complex sentence uses subordinate conjunctions like when, because, since, as.
Example:The children ran fast because they were going to miss the bus.
3rd Grade Writing - Sentence Types Lesson