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Connecting Sentences and Clauses — Quiz

Question 9 • Senior English

Which is a compound sentence?

Answer
A
I painted my bedroom beige, but my sister painted her room blue.
B
They like to borrow our telescope when it’s clear enough to see the moon.
C
While my brother takes his dance class, I go to soccer practice.
D
We can watch the movie after we’ve finished the book.

Explanation

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. In A, “I painted my bedroom beige” and “my sister painted her room blue” can each stand alone as a complete sentence, and they are joined by “but.” The other choices each contain a dependent clause, so they are complex sentences rather than compound sentences.

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