After reading each sentence, we can classify them as compound, complex, or compound-complex in the following manner:
Compound-complex
Simple
Compound
Complex
Simple
<h3>Definition of the types of sentence:</h3>
A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause. It presents a subject and a predicate, and it expresses a completethought on its own. Example: Leyla enjoys diving.
A compoundsentence is formed when we join twoindependentclauses with a coordinating conjunction. Example: Leyla enjoys diving and Eric enjoys swimming.
A complex sentence is formed when we join an independent clause and a dependent one using a subordinating conjunction. The dependent clause does not express a completethought on its own. Example: Leyla enjoys diving (ind.) when the weather is good (dep.).
A compound-complex sentence is formed when we join two independent clauses and one dependent clause. Example: Leyla, who enjoys diving, does not like to surf, but she likes to swim.
The name Petrarchan Sonnet comes from the fact that it was a man named Petrarchan who created this structure. The Petrarchan sonnet is divided in two parts: one is called the "octave" (of 8 lines) and the other "sestet" (of 6 lines), for a total of 14 lines. It is in the octave that a problem or theme is typically introduced.
