Compound sentence

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I don't know what is compound sentences. I need help.

Wumanfu · Accepted Answer

Hi, a compound sentence has two ideas joined together. Here is information from Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language

A compound sentence is a sentence consisting of two or more main
CLAUSES.
The clauses may be linked by a coordinating conjunction. For example:
The power failed for the third time that day, and once again we sat in darkness. [Wumanfu note: see the two ideas?]

There may be no connectives between them, as in Smooth cotton sheets feel cold; fleecy blankets feel warm [Wu note, notice two ideas separated by a semicolon?].
or they may be linked by a conjunct such as ‘however’. For example, in
I telephoned at least ten times yesterday; however, the line was never free.

In SPEECH, such compounding goes unnoticed; in formal writing, a semicolon (as here) is used to unite the two clauses. In more relaxed styles, a comma is used. A period
is generally used when a clear-cut division is required, in which case the clauses are taken to be separate sentences.

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