COMPOUND SENTENCE


Meaning of COMPOUND SENTENCE in English

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).

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .