compound sentencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒm.paʊnd ˈsen.təns//ˌkɑːm.paʊnd ˈsen.təns/specializeda sentence made from two independent sentences joined by "and", "or", or "but", as in "Mary read and Tom slept."
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Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- anagram
- clause
- cliché
- cliché-ridden
- coin
- concessive clause
- declarative sentence
- expression
- figure of speech
- fronting
- mission statement
- nugget
- phrasing
- proverb
- refrain
- relative clause
- simple sentence
- tail
- the operative word idiom
- war cry
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Examples from literature
- Before one enters upon the study of punctuation, it is necessary for him to understand what is meant by an adjunct, a simple sentence, and a compound sentence.
- In a compound sentence the object is to make two or more full statements.
- It is generally confined to separating the parts of compound sentences.
- The compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
- The compound sentence is a combination of two or more simple or complex sentences.