Sentences

Simple sentences have only one main clause:

We’re going on holiday tomorrow.(one main clause)

I’m not keen on musicals.

Compound sentences have two or more main clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction:

I phoned herbutshe wasn’t there.

Are you comingorare you staying at homeorwill you go and see Mum?

Complex sentences have a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, introduced by a subordinating conjunction (The main clause is inbold; the subordinate clause isunderlined.):

You can call meif you have any problems.

I got up earlier than usualbecause I had to get the 6.30 train.

Although it hurt when she bent her wrist,she could still move her fingers.