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Define compound sentence structure
A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.
Analyze each sentence in the extract
- "The thing I like least about the weekend is Sunday evening."
- One independent clause. (Complex/Simple depending on relative clause analysis, not compound).
- "It's the furthest point away from Friday, but it's also the closest point to yet another Monday morning."
- Two independent clauses: "It's the furthest point away from Friday" and "it's also the closest point to yet another Monday morning" joined by the coordinating conjunction "but". This is a compound sentence.
- "I'd give anything to win the lottery."
- One independent clause. Simple sentence.
- "It'd save me from yet another commute to work, battling through the honking traffic and stinking fumes."
- One independent clause with modifying participial phrases. Simple sentence.
- "According to the Medical Gazette, fighting through the rush hour causes excess stress hormones to build up in your blood stream."
- One independent clause with introductory prepositional phrase and gerund subject. Simple sentence.
- "Over time, all that damage takes years off your life."
- One independent clause. Simple sentence.
- "For me, that's yet another good reason to hit the snooze button and slide back under the duvet."
- One independent clause with compound predicate ("to hit... and slide..."). Simple sentence.
- "It's only Sunday morning after all!"
- One independent clause. Simple sentence.
Identify the compound sentence
Only the second sentence fits the definition of a compound sentence.
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"It's the furthest point away from Friday, but it's also the closest point to yet another Monday morning."