Simple – Complex – Compound
Simple: Single clause,1 subject,1 finite verb
Compound: More than one clause, coordinating conjunction
Complex:1 main clause, one or more sub-ord clauses
| Simple | Complex | Compound |
| He admitted his guilt | He admitted that he is guilty | He is guilty and he admitted that |
Transformation of simple, complex, and compound
| RULE 1 |
| Simple | verb + ing | Being fired, she cried. |
| Complex | since/as | As she was fired, she cried. |
| Compound | And | She was fired and she cried. |
| RULE 2 |
| Simple | To + non-finite verb | He came to meet me. |
| Complex | So that | He came so that he could meet me. |
| Compound | And so | He came and so he could met me. |
| RULE 3 |
| Simple | In spite of/despite | In spite of being healthy, he is lazy |
| Complex | Though/although | Though he is healthy, he is lazy |
| Compound | but | He is healthy but lazy |
| RULE 4 |
| Simple | Enough/too… to | She was too tired to move |
| Complex | So…..that[neg] | She was so weak that she could not move |
| Compound | Very…..and | She was very weak and she could not move |
| RULE 5 |
| Simple | Without | Without working hard, you will fail |
| Complex | If/in case | If you don’t work hard, you will fail |
| Compound | or | Work hard or you will fail |
| RULE 6 |
| Simple | Adjective | It was a nice dress |
| Complex | that/which | It was a dress that was nice |
| Compound | And + pronoun | It was a dress and it was nice |
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