compound sentence
(com-pound-sen-tence)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. a sentence that has two or more independent clauses.
Example Sentence
Using a coordinating conjunction, she crafted a compound sentence to express her ideas more clearly.
More Example Sentences
The cat slept and the dog barked.
Synonyms
complex sentence; multiple clause sentence
Antonyms
simple sentence; single-clause sentence
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compound sentence
