Question

Which of the following is NOT a compound sentence:

a) We wish Jane the very best, and we hope that she will be very happy in her new job. b) A special committee has been appointed to find new funding sources for the project. c) Close the door, please, or else the cat will try to escape.
d) I tried to call you with an update on the situation, but I couldn’t get through.

Answer 1

b) A special committee has been appointed to find new funding sources for the project.

Step-by-step explanation:

Compound sentences are easy to identify because they usually use a coordinating conjunction, which you may remember as FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So. However, compound sentences can also use a semicolon to connect two clauses, in which case no conjunction is necessary.