Question

What are compound and complex sentences ?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Simple sentence has one clause .

Compound sentence has two or more clauses.

Complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.

Examples :

Compound

1. We like pasta , and we like pizza.

Complex

1. The girls did not go to the park because they went to the zoo.

* Tip *

• In compound sentences look for conjunctions
• Conjunctions : and , but , so , yet
• In complex sentences look for subordinating conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions : before , because , unless

Answer 2

compound: a sentence with more than one subject

complex: a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.

Step-by-step explanation: