FOUR SENTENCE
Simple:
1 Independent Clause
Children played.
Complex:
1 Independent Clause & 1 or
More Dependent Clauses
Children played after
the rain stopped.
STRUCTURES
Compound:
2 Independent Clauses
Children played,
and their
parents chatted.
Compound-
complex:
2 or More Independent Clauses
& 1 or More Dependent Clauses
After the rain stopped,
the children played, and
their parents chatted.