Hey there and welcome back. In this lesson, we're going to learn all about simple, compound, and complex sentences. Many of you have asked me to do a lesson on this topic, so here we are. Now, in this video, I'll show you the differences between these three types of sentences, and there are exercises within the lesson for you to practice what you learn. So let's begin. Music So, what is a simple sentence? A simple sentence is just a sentence that contains a subject and a verb. For example, "I am a teacher." Here, the subject is "I" and the verb is "am." Here's another one, "She took a cab to the airport." Can you identify the subject and the verb here? The subject is "she" and the verb is "took." One more example, "We're having pizza for dinner tonight." In the sentence, the subject is "we" and the verb is actually the phrase "are having." It has two words, first the auxiliary or the helping verb "are," and then the main verb "having." But still, "are having" is a phrase that acts as a single verb. So, in all of these sentences, you see that they have a subject and a verb. So, these are simple sentences. Now, there's another name for a simple sentence, and that is an independent clause. This means more or less the same thing as a simple sentence, but just remember that it's another name for a simple sentence. So, what's a compound sentence then? Well, a compound sentence is just a sentence that has two independent clauses. We saw that a simple sentence has just one clause, but a compound sentence has two, or sometimes more, independent clauses. Take a look at this example, "I am a teacher. My wife is...
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