Which sentence type is defined as having two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

Which sentence type is defined as having two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

• A. Simple sentence
• B. Compound sentence
• C. Complex sentence
• D. Compound-complex sentence

Answer: (B)

A compound sentence is formed when two or more independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Each independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, and when you link them with a coordinating conjunction and usually a comma before it, you create one sentence that expresses related ideas. For example: I finished my homework, and I watched a movie. Here, both "I finished my homework" and "I watched a movie" could be separate sentences, but they’re connected to show two related actions. This differs from a simple sentence, which has just one independent clause; a complex sentence, which has one independent clause plus a dependent clause; and a compound-complex sentence, which has at least two independent clauses plus a dependent clause.

A compound sentence is formed when two or more independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Each independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, and when you link them with a coordinating conjunction and usually a comma before it, you create one sentence that expresses related ideas.

For example: I finished my homework, and I watched a movie. Here, both "I finished my homework" and "I watched a movie" could be separate sentences, but they’re connected to show two related actions.

This differs from a simple sentence, which has just one independent clause; a complex sentence, which has one independent clause plus a dependent clause; and a compound-complex sentence, which has at least two independent clauses plus a dependent clause.