Question

which of the following is an example of a compound sentence from mansfields \the fly\? \ever since his birth the boss had worked...; it had no other meaning if it was not for the boy.\
othing happened or was likely to happen. the fly was dead.\ \what would it make of that? what indeed!\

Explanation:

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. The first option has two independent clauses ("Ever since his birth the boss had worked..." and "it had no other meaning if it was not for the boy") joined by a semicolon. The second option has two separate sentences. The third option has two rhetorical questions (not independent clauses in the traditional compound - sentence sense).

Answer:

"Ever since his birth the boss had worked...; it had no other meaning if it was not for the boy."