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Compound Sentences

Sentence Structure intermediate medium

Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinator.

Sentence Structure — How sentences are built and transformed.

Rules

1. Two or more independent clauses joined by and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor. 2. Each clause could stand alone as a sentence. 3. A comma usually comes before the coordinator. 4. A semicolon can join them without a coordinator.

Explanation

"I was tired, so I slept early" has two independent clauses. Each can stand alone: "I was tired" + "I slept early".

हिंदी में

संयुक्त वाक्य में दो या अधिक मुख्य उपवाक्य and/but/so जैसे संयोजक से जुड़े होते हैं।

Examples

I was tired, so I slept early. — मैं थका हुआ था, इसलिए जल्दी सो गया।
She worked hard but she failed. — उसने कड़ी मेहनत की पर फिर भी असफल रही।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"He came late and he left early and nobody complained.","correction":"He came late, but he left early, and nobody complained.","note":"Long compound chains read better with varied coordinators."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Which is a compound sentence?

I was tired, so I slept early.
I slept early because I was tired.
The tired boy slept.
Sleeping early helped me.

Answer: I was tired, so I slept early.

💡 Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction → compound.

Q2. How many independent clauses does a compound sentence have?

two or more
exactly one
none
only one dependent

Answer: two or more

💡 A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses.

Q3. Join into a compound sentence: 'The movie ended. We left the hall.'

Answer: The movie ended, and we left the hall.

💡 Join the two independent clauses with a comma + coordinating conjunction (and/so).

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Related Topics in Sentence Structure

Topic	Level	What it covers
Subject & Predicate	beginner	Every sentence splits into subject and predicate.
Subject-Verb Agreement	elementary	The verb must agree with its subject in number and person.
Objects	elementary	Direct and indirect objects receive the action of the verb.
Complements	elementary	Subject and object complements complete the meaning of the sentence.
Phrase	elementary	A phrase is a group of words without a subject-verb unit.
Clause	intermediate	A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.

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