John went home yesterday. simple or compound
simple
There is one subject and one verb.
John and Anne went home yesterday. 1. simple 2. compound 3. complex
simple (only one subject and one verb, the subject is compound---It doesn't make the entire sentence compound)
John went home, and Anne went to work out. 1. simple 2. compound 3. complex
compound (two independent clauses---John went home----Anne went to work out---- joined by the conjunction ---and---)
Anne went to work out with her friends. 1.simple 2.compound
simple, "her friends" is an added details connected by the word "with", With is a preposition connecting the verb phrase "went to work out" to "her friends"
We went for a long drive, and we played outside for a long time. simple or compound
compound, connecting two independent clauses;
We went for a long drive. + We played outside for a long time.