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compound sentence

The definition of a compound sentence is a sentence with at least two independent causes that could each be their own sentence.

(noun)

An example of a compound sentence is "I must go to sleep soon, since I'm getting up early in the morning."

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Gram. a sentence consisting of two or more independent, coordinate clauses (Ex.: She drinks coffee, but he prefers tea)

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noun

A sentence of two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by a conjunction or conjunctions, as The problem was difficult, but I finally found the answer.

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