Sentence Structures: Simple, Compound, or Complex?

Miaut is a super soft cat, and Mrs Nutter loves to pet her belly.

Skittles are really delicious when you are craving somethingsweet.

After her evening feeding, my cat likes to snuggle.

Salt Lake City, the Mormon capital, is located on the Great SaltLake in Utah.

Romeo and Juliet fell in love.

The Nurse and Friar Laurence supported Romeo and Juliet.

The Declaration was not a constitution; it simply declared thefreedom of the U.S.

When Miaut grabs your hand with her teeth, it doesn't really hurttoo badly.

Billy doesn't like going to the dentist, but he should.

Don't forget to lock the doors of the car.

The common hamburger got its start in medieval times; shreddedmeat was popular among Asian people.

This material is wool gabardine; that material is rayon gabardine.

We located the lost child, and his parents took him home.

He hastily closed and locked the door.

A complex sentence is more complicated because only half of itcan make sense on its own.

The books have not been found.

Jules ran into the woods, and no one could find him for hours.

Mr Nutter said that he hoped that Mrs Nutter wanted a cat becauseshe had one now!

The house is on fire.

Helen and Martha were studying in the library.

The dog barked incessantly at cars and at people.

Tybalt festered and plotted.

No, he can't play basketball.

John washed the car, and Kenny polished it.

When Miaut first decided to be Mrs Nutter's cat, she lived in MrsNutter's driveway for three months.

Summer can sometimes be annoying because the weather gets so hot.

I want to mail this letter, but I don't have any stamps.

A turkey dinner smells delicious while it is roasting in the oven.

Mrs Nutter was ecstatic, for she had wanted a cat for many years.

Benjamin Franklin founded the first public library; also, he helpedto found the first fire company.

He is employed by a publishing company and by an advertisingagency.

Compound sentences can be broken in half, and each side of thelarger sentence can stand alone.

Mrs Nutter did not go to a pet store to buy Miaut because Miautis a stray cat.

Jeff doesn't like beans; the texture is too chalky for him.

Miaut is the best cat in the whole world, so the Nutter family is happy.

They live at 1724 East Third St., Bloomington, Illinois.

Mrs Nutter has a cat, and the cat's name is Miaut.

Each year, Carlotta can hardly wait until November, for the Dia de los Muertos occurs during that month.

Kit Kats are fun to split apart between your teeth, but Twix are fun to crunch.

The book was long but very interesting.

The Montagues and Capulets fought and argued for years.

While he lived with the family, Dr Turner learned much about theCree history and culture.

The navy of the U.S. was very small in 1812.

Jack and Louise are brother and sister.

Will you mail this letter for me?