A simple sentence is a single independent clause. Usually there is one subject doing one thing, although you might have two subjects doing one thing (compound subject) or one subject doing two things (compound verb).
Simple sentence – declarative sentence:
Bob ate dinner.
Simple sentence – declarative sentence with compound subject:
Bob and Mary ate dinner.
Simple sentence – declarative sentence with compound verb:
Bob ate dinner and washed the dishes.
We can also write a simple interrogative sentence:
Did Bob eat dinner?
In this sentence, we ask a simple question about one person and what they did.
Here is an example of a simple exclamatory sentence:
Mary won first prize at the fair!
One person is doing one thing, but it is a sentence of excitement.
An imperative sentence can also be a simple sentence.
Open the door.
This is one clause – telling someone to do one thing.
A simple sentence tells about one person doing one thing. A simple sentence can be declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative.
▶It’s your turn. Write a simple sentence. Make it declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, or imperative. Just be sure to make one person do one thing. Did you figure it out? Good job!