• Independent clause: The teacher smiled

• Dependent clause: when she saw the students working quietly

• Sentence type: Complex

• Parts of speech:

  • Noun: teacher, students

  • Verb: smiled, saw

  • Conjunction: when

2. I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework.

• Independent clauses: I wanted to go to the party and I had too much homework

• Dependent clauses: None

• Sentence type: Compound

• Parts of speech:

  • Pronoun: I

  • Verb: wanted, had

  • Conjunction: but

3. Happiness is important, but it means something different to everyone.

• Independent clauses: Happiness is important and it means something different to everyone

• Dependent clauses: None

• Sentence type: Compound

• Parts of speech:

  • Noun: happiness, something, everyone

  • Adjective: important, different

  • Conjunction: but

4. After we finished the project, we celebrated with cake.

• Independent clause: we celebrated with cake

• Dependent clause: After we finished the project

• Sentence type: Complex

• Parts of speech:

  • Verb: finished, celebrated

  • Preposition: with

  • Noun: project, cake

5. She runs every morning because she wants to stay healthy.

• Independent clause: She runs every morning

• Dependent clause: because she wants to stay healthy

• Sentence type: Complex

• Parts of speech:

  • Pronoun: she

  • Verb: runs, wants, stay

  • Adverb: every