Question

Which of the following is a compound sentence? A. Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts. End of exam B. Rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast. C. We found our way home without a map. D. Kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public.

Answer 1

A compound sentence includes two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES and No dependent clauses...
A is the answer.

Answer 2

Answer;
The correct answer is A.
Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.

Explanation;
A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas. These independent clauses can be joined by a coordinating conjunction, e.g for, and nor, but, or, yet) or a semicolon.