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compound sentence

Syllabification: (com·pound sen·tence)
Definition of compound sentence

noun

  • a sentence with more than one subject or predicate.

Grammar

A sentence with two or more main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Examples of compound sentences are:

Then he came inandshe sat down quickly.
main clausecoordinating conjunctionmain clause
Eitheryou agree with itoryou don't agree with it.
coordinating conjunctionmain clausecoordinating conjunctionmain clause

compound sentence in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of compound sentence in the British & World English dictionary