Sentence Structures

The tuba player walked through the crowd to accept her award.

Although I like science class, I prefer math.

When the cat pounced over the fence, he landed on someone's head, and he squealed.

I ate my dinner, yet I did not have room for dessert.

Because Kylie pushed her, Samantha fell down.

Miss Sollars said that she would give us extra credit if we completed the word search.

The tall man walked in the room and sat down.

I hope that you study today for your test tomorrow.

Billy went to the store, and he bought himself a ham and cheese sandwich.

Whenever I reached for my coffee, I knocked the calculator off the desk, and it landed with a loud bang.

Anna plays defense, and Amber plays offense.

The bird landed near the windowsill because there was a birdfeeder.

A dependent clause can stand on its own.

I ate country fried steak while my friend ate ham.

A complex sentence has at least 2 independent clauses.

A compound-complex sentence must have two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.