Which sentence type contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

Which sentence type contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

• A. compound sentence
• B. simple sentence
• C. complex sentence
• D. compound-complex sentence

Answer: (A)

Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction form a compound sentence. Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences, and when you link two of them with a word like and, but, or, nor, for, yet, or so, you create a compound sentence. Example: I finished my homework, and I went outside to play. Both parts could stand alone, and they’re connected with a coordinating conjunction. A simple sentence has just one independent clause. A complex sentence includes an independent clause plus a dependent clause. A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses along with at least one dependent clause.

Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction form a compound sentence. Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences, and when you link two of them with a word like and, but, or, nor, for, yet, or so, you create a compound sentence.

Example: I finished my homework, and I went outside to play. Both parts could stand alone, and they’re connected with a coordinating conjunction.

A simple sentence has just one independent clause. A complex sentence includes an independent clause plus a dependent clause. A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses along with at least one dependent clause.