compound sentence

com·pound sen·tence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound sen-tns]
- /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈsɛn tns/
- /ˈkɒm.paʊnd ˈsentəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective kom-pound, kom-pound sen-tns]
- /adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd ˈsɛn tns/

Definitions of compound sentence words

noun compound sentence a sentence containing at least two coordinate clauses 3
noun compound sentence a sentence consisting of two or more independent, coordinate clauses (Ex.: She drinks coffee, but he prefers tea) 3
noun compound sentence a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and (conjunction) the rain fell (independent clause). 1
noun compound sentence (grammar) a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') and/or punctuation (such as ','). 0

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Origin of compound sentence

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Compound sentence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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compound sentence popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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