The sentence "I had strep throat, so I had to stay home from school." is a compound sentence.
The sentence "I had strep throat, so I had to stay home from school" is a compound sentence. A compound sentence is formed by joining two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction like "so," "and," or "but." In this case, the two independent clauses are "I had strep throat" and "I had to stay home from school," which are connected by the coordinating conjunction "so."
