A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

A. Some students like to study in the mornings. B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.

Identify the subject and predicate in these SIMPLE sentences. 1. Cindy and Sue auditioned for the lead role in the play. 2. The kittens were adopted by the family.

3. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are my favorite.

4. The committee decorated the gym for Friday nights dance. 5. The surprise party was organized by Wendys two best friends.

Compound sentence
A sentence that consists of at least 2 independent clauses, it does not require a dependent clause

Formation
Coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet) Correlative conjunction (not only but also, eitheror, neithernor, the morethe less) Semicolon (;), either with or without conjunctive adverbs Colon (:)

Conjunctive adverb
Used to indicates the relationship in meaning between 2 independent clauses Examples: accordingly, afterward, also, anyhow, anyway, as a result, at last, at the same time, besides, certainly, consequently

Examples of compound
"They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom."
(Mel Gibson as William Wallace in Braveheart, 1995)

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."
(John F. Kennedy)

 "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle."
(Bill Clinton)

"A liberal arts education creates citizens: people who can think broadly and critically about themselves and the world."
(William Deresiewicz, "Faulty Towers." The Nation, May 23, 2011)

Complex-compound sentence
Special cases of the compound sentence. It is a sentence contains several independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses (subordinating conjunction)

Examples of complex-compound
"The door of the morning room was open as I went through the hall, and I caught a glimpse of Uncle Tom messing about with his collection of old silver."
(P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters, 1938)

 "In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards."
(Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays, 1930)

 "The Druids used mistletoe in ceremonies of human sacrifice, but most of all the evergreen became a symbol of fertility because it flourished in winter when other plants withered."
(Sian Ellis, "England's Ancient 'Special Twig.'" British Heritage, January 2001)

The use of compound-complex

"The compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. This syntactic shape is essential in representing complex relationships and so is frequently put to use in various forms of analytical writing, especially in academic writing. (More on next)

It is also probably true that the ability to use compound-complex sentences elevates a writer's credibility: it demonstrates that he or she can bring together in a single sentence a range of different pieces of information and order them in relationship to each other. (More on next)

This is not to say that the compound-complex sentence invites confusion: on the contrary, when handled carefully, it has the opposite effect--it clarifies the complexity and enables readers to see it clearly."
(David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen, Writing Analytically, 6th ed. Wadsworth, 2012)

 has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although or when and also relative pronoun such as that, who or which. containing adjective clauses(dependent clauses)

Examples
When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. After they finished studying, Jane and Maria went to the movies. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator, a comma is required at the end of the dependent clause.

The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow. Jane and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying. When the independent clause begins the sentence with subordinator in the middle, no comma is requited.

The woman who called my mum sells cosmetics. The book that Jonathan read is on the self. The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing. The town where I grew up is in the United States.

The independent clauses are underlined.