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Question 7 of 20

Which sentence is a compound sentence?
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A. He follows the sound of a bell on the person ahead of him.
B. The climbers are fast on some days and slow on others.
C. The other climbers help Erik, and Erik helps them.
D. He has climbed Mount Everest and Mount Kenya.
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Answer 1

The sentence "The other climbers help Erik, and Erik helps them." is a compound sentence.

A compound sentence is a sentence that joins two or more independent clauses together with a conjunction (and, or, but, etc.).

"The other climbers help Erik" and "Erik helps them" are both independent clauses, and they are joined together by the conjunction "and" making it a compound sentence.