Which is a compound sentence?

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses—each can stand alone as a sentence—often with a coordinating conjunction. In C, “I painted my bedroom beige” and “my sister painted her room blue” are both complete thoughts joined by “but.” The other choices each include a dependent clause beginning with a subordinating word such as “while,” “after,” or “when,” so they are not compound sentences.

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