Definitions
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate
What is a compound sentence?
This house is too small, and that house is too expensive.
What is a compound sentence?
The show was a huge success, because the actors were amazing!
What is because?
A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses
What is a complex sentence
I ruined dinner but not the desert.
What is a complex sentence?
Unless free elections can be guaranteed, democracy will not prevail.
What is unless?
A sentence made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Jim's Mom went to the story because it's his birthday, and she bought him a present?
What is a compound-complex sentence?
He wanted to ask her to dinner, yet he hesitated due to his insecurity.
What is yet?