Which of the following is a compound sentence?
a. Kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public.
b. Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
c. Rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast.
d. We found our way home without a map.
I am guessing here, but I think it is #C
A compound sentence is one that can be divided and turned into two simple sentences. So ask yourself this: Which one is really two shorter sentences connected by a comma and conjunction?
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#B
Sue gave Jim a new racket.
He left for the tennis courts.
That's right -- B.
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To determine which of the options is a compound sentence, we need to understand what a compound sentence is. A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses, which are complete thoughts that can stand alone as separate sentences.
Let's analyze each option to identify the compound sentence:
a. "Kim will take her daughter shopping when she learns to behave in public."
This option consists of one independent clause followed by a dependent clause. It is not a compound sentence.
b. "Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts."
This option contains two independent clauses ("Sue gave Jim a new racket" and "he left for the tennis courts") joined together by the coordinating conjunction "and." Therefore, option b is a compound sentence.
c. "Rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast."
This option contains one independent clause ("Rain and heavy winds caused damage along the coast"). It is not a compound sentence.
d. "We found our way home without a map."
This option consists of one independent clause ("We found our way home without a map"). It is not a compound sentence.
Therefore, the correct answer is b. "Sue gave Jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts."