writing

writing

1. simple sentences

   • a simple sentence containing only one clause
     • the cat slept

2. compound sentences

   • a sentence with more than one main clause linked by conjunctions (and, but, or, etc
     • the cat slept and the children played

3. complex sentences

   • a sentence containing two or more clauses, but one is the main and the other(s) are subordinate. they are linked together by subordination using words such as because, when, although
     • the tortoiseshell cat lying in her basket with her three kittens had slept peacefully since lunchtine