The Simple Sentence
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| NOT Simple- More Than One Main Idea | Simple |
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| I love kumquats, and you love bananas. | I love kumquats. |
| Although she hates lemons, Maria loves limes. | Maria loves limes. |
| Maria served punch because it is delicious, and it contains lime juice. | Maria served punch. |
Compound Elements
Parts of a sentence may be compound, but, as long as there is only one subject and verb, the sentence is still classified as simple.
Remember that compound means more than one.
| Subject | Marshall and Allie play basketball. |
| Verb | The players dribbled and shot the basketball. |
| Direct Object | The team won the game and the tournament. |
| Predicate Adjective | They felt happy and elated. |
| Object of the Preposition | The team ate at Dairy Queen and McDonalds. |
Diagramming the Simple Sentence
Sometimes seeing what something isn't can help us figure out what something is.
Check out what compound sentences look like when diagrammed, and it may help clarify the simple ones for you.
This is how to diagram any sentence classified as simple. The sentence will only have one subject and verb.
Example Sentences:
Compound Subject:
Compound Verb:
Understand the simple sentence? Learn about other sentence structures.
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