Simile, Metaphor, Idiom
My grandpa is as sweet as honey.
simile
Across the spinning wheel.
phrase
Jeff turned the oven on while Marcie stirred the dough.
complex
When the apple trees bloomed.
fragment
I'll learn advanced algebra when pigs fly.
idiom
She worked a double shift at the hospital.
independent clause
The sales clerk marked the price down.
Simple
It was raining steadily the toddler held an umbrella.
run-on
The bird fired a white missle which exploded across my windshield.
metaphor
Stopping in the middle of the lane.
phrase
Wendel went to the store, but he couldn't find any hamburger.
compound
Wherever she went last night.
fragment
When you said the test would be hard, you hit the nail on the head.
idiom
While he was sleeping.
dependent clause
Allen sat on the porch and played checkers with his son.
simple
One subject with compound predicates.
Simple sentences may have compound subjects or compound predicates. They are not compound sentences unless there are 2 independent clauses.
The carpenter put the board on the saw; then he cut it in two pieces.
OK
The semi-colon between 2 independent but related clauses is OK as well as conjunctions or end punctuation.
His eyes were an ocean of blue waves.
metaphor
Straighten his tie before he goes on TV.
independent clause
Although Eric was tired, he finished the race.
complex
The movie was very long, we stayed until the end.
run-on
Either a semi-colon, conjunction, or end punctuation is needed. A comma is not acceptable.