a sentence consisting of one independent clause only. It usually has a subject and verb, and often an object or complement and one or more adjuncts. For example, ‘We played football in the rain all afternoon’ is a simple sentence.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
simple sentence
noun countable linguistics
US /ˌsɪmp(ə)l ˈsentəns/
Word Forms
singular
simple sentence
plural
simple sentences
DEFINITIONS1
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a sentence consisting of one independent clause only. It usually has a subject and verb, and often an object or complement and one or more adjuncts. For example, “We played football in the rain all afternoon” is a simple sentence.