Question

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

(Give explanation!)

A) Without warning, the monster jumped up.

B) Some people use social media every day

C) I want to sleep, but he wants to go outside.

D) Because he was hungry, he went to the store.

Give explanation!

Answer 1

C. I want to sleep, but he wants to go outside

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon, or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought. If you were to separate sentence option C., you are able to see that it contains two independent clauses that make sense by themselves.

I want to sleep. and He wants to go outside.

These independent clauses are joined by a comma and a conjunction (the word "but").