Because it was raining, the game was cancelled.

A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

A simple sentence contains one independent clause. An independent clause contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

The dog barked loudly

Simple Sentence, Compound Sentence, Complex Sentence, Compound-Complex Sentence

A simple sentence has one independent clause; a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses; a complex sentence has one independent clause and one o

The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.

Independent clauses: "the fishermen returned to shore quickly," and "they secured their boats." Dependent clause: "Because the storm was approaching"

Compound - This sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction ("and").

Although it was late, we finished the project, and we celebrated our success.

A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

• A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, often joined by a coordinating conjunction