underline the independent clause (s) and put a hashtag at the dependent clause. Tell me where the awubis is and tell me if it is a compound or complex sentence.

The book I read had a lot of action, and it had an awesome main character.

The book I read had a lot of action# and it had an awesome main character.

This sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and".