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compound sentence

Noun B1 – Intermediate

A sentence formed by joining two complete, equally important clauses with a connector such as 'and' or 'but'.

"'She studied hard, and she passed the exam' is a compound sentence."

Compare with a complex sentence, which joins a main clause to a subordinate clause rather than two equal clauses.

Antonyms

simple sentence