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Types of Sentences: Simple, Compound and Complex.

Here, you can find a thorough description of the Simple, Compound, and Complex sentence kinds. 
Let's first discuss what a verb and a clause are before moving on to the different kinds of sentences.

Verb: Verb is a word that describes the action, state of being and state of mind. A verb is a very important part of a sentence. 
Examples:
1. Shreya laughs a lot. (action) 
2. Milk is white. (state) 

Clause: Clause means a group of words that will have a subject and a predicate but still it will be a part of a sentence and not a sentence. 
Let's see the types of clauses:
1. Main Clause/Independent Clause: A main clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A main clause can form a complete sentence all on its own.
2. Subordinate Clause/Dependent Clause: A subordinate clause is the one which depends on the main clause for its meaning to get complete.

There are three kinds of sentences:
1. Simple Sentence
2. Compound Sentence
3. Complex Sentence

1. Simple Sentence
Simple sentence is a sentence which has only one verb in it. In simple sentence there will be a subject and a predicate and delivers a complete thought. 

Example:
Hardik was late because of heavy traffic. 
The above sentence consists of one verb, a subject and a predicate. 
was - verb 
Hardik - Subject
was late because of heavy traffic. - Predicate

2. Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is one that includes at least two verbs, two or more main clauses or independent clauses, and coordinating conjunctions to connect all of the main clauses.
A compound sentence has no dependent/subordinate clauses. 

Example:
The traffic was heavy and so Hardik was late. 
The above sentence consists of two verbs, two main clause and a co-ordinating conjunction.
was, was - verb
The traffic was heavy - main clause/Independent clause
Hardik was late - main clause/Independent clause
and so - co-ordinating conjunction

3. Complex Sentence
A complex sentence is one that contains at least two verbs, a main clause, and one or more dependent clauses.

Example:
Hardik was late because the traffic was heavy.
The above sentence consists of two verbs, one main clause/independent clause and one subordinate clause/dependent clause. 
was, was - verb
Hardik was late - Main clause/Independent clause
because the traffic was heavy - Subordinate clause/dependent clause. 


Let's see few more examples:
1. Going to market, Advaith bought a new bag. (Simple sentence) 
- Advaith went to the market and bought a new bag. (Compound sentence) 
- Advaith bought a new bag when he went to market.  (Complex sentence)

2. Inspite of his illness, he went to work. (Simple sentence) 
- He was ill but he went to work. (Compound sentence) 
- Though he was ill, he went to work. (Complex sentence) 


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