COMPOUND- COMPLEX SENTENCE

I love to go to the beach and spend time sunbathing. _________

Although I like to go shopping, I havent found a shopping buddy._________

When she changes her mind, this is the first place she would go.__________

Khloe and I danced and we giggled all night. __________

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer. _____________

SIMPLE
A sentence that expresses one thought and is made up of only one independent clause.

It may have one subject and predicate or a compound subject and predicate.

COMPOUND
A sentence that expresses two or more thoughts and is made up of two or independent clauses.

It has a compound or more subjects and predicate.

COMPLEX
A sentence that expresses two thoughts but one of these thoughts are incomplete which signifies a condition to the other thought. It is made up an independent clause and a dependent clause.

WHAT IS A COMPOUNDCOMPLEX SENTENCE?

It is a sentence that is made up of two or more independent clauses and a dependent clause. It is similar with a complex sentence but the only difference is that is has a compound sentence within it.

Blair prefers watching romantic films. She rented the latest horrorthriller. She enjoyed it very well.

WHEN COMBINED, THE SENTENCE BECOMES

LIKE THIS

Though Blair prefers watching romantic films, but she rented the latest horrorthriller and she enjoyed it very much.

MORE EXAMPLES:
Isabel began painting only two years ago, but she has already been asked to hang one of her paintings at the art exhibit that is scheduled for next month. When we returned from camp, we were very tired, but we had many pleasant experiences to remember long afterward We sang songs on our way to the camp, which is built around a lake in the mountains and some of the counselors entertained us with stories about past summers at the camp.

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TO MAKE THEM INTO A COMPOUND

COMPLEX SENTENCE The soup was too hot. I let it cool for awhile. I ate it with my sister

Harry Potter forgot Rons birthday. He finally remembered. He bought him a wand.

He is disappointed. Hes wanting to be in Gryffindor. He got in Slytherin. Finn jumped for joy. The glee club cheered. They won the state championship Serena is a socialite. People expect her to look perfect. Other people expect her to be humiliated.