Read the passage. On our way home, we passed a meadow surrounded by trees. We stopped to look at the beautiful wildflowers. I walked toward the trees, and I saw two deer. A fawn nibbled on the grass, while its mother stood sentinel. Which sentence from the passage is a compound sentence?
Answer
A
On our way home, we passed a meadow surrounded by trees.
B
We stopped to look at the beautiful wildflowers.
C
I walked toward the trees, and I saw two deer.
D
A fawn nibbled on the grass, while its mother stood sentinel.
Explanation
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses—each can stand alone as a sentence—often with a coordinating conjunction. In choice C, “I walked toward the trees” and “I saw two deer” are both complete thoughts, joined by “and.” Choice D has “while” introducing a dependent clause, so it is not compound.
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