compound sentence
(com-pound-sen-tence)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. a type of sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
Example Sentence
Using a coordinating conjunction, she crafted a compound sentence to express her ideas more clearly.
Synonyms
complex sentence; multi-clause sentence; double sentence
Antonyms
simple sentence; single-clause sentence
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
compound sentence
