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Dependent clauses and independent clauses
can be joined together to create
a complex sentence.
Two independent clauses can be joined
with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
to create a compound sentence.
We won our game is a simple sentence.
We celebrated is a simple sentence.
We won our game and celebrated
is a simple sentence
because even though there are two verbs
there is only one subject.
Since there is only one subject,
there is only one independent clause.
Ali and Sue won their game and celebrated
is also a simple sentence.
Ali and Sue are two different people,
but together, they make a single
On the other hand,
Ali and Sue won their game, and they celebrated
is a compound sentence
because there are two
independent clauses.
These are all simple sentences
because there is only one, independent clause
in each.
These are all simple sentences
because there is only one, independent clause
in each.
Compare these three sentences.
The first sentence is a
because there is only one
The second sentence is a
because there are two
The third sentence is a
because there is a
and an
This is a simple sentence
because there is only one subject
who performs two actions.
The other sentences have two subjects,
each performing a different verb.
Therefore, the other sentences have two clauses.