Question

Pick out a compound sentence from the extract and find the clauses.
The pods were not yet ripe and there was light fuzz growing on them.​

Answer 1

We are required to find out whether the sentence from the extract is compound or not and find the clauses of that sentence.

• The sentence that is  a compound sentence is 'The pods were not yet ripe and there was light fuzz growing on them.'
• There are two independent clauses in the sentence and is, therefore, a compound sentence as it satisfied the condition of a compound sentence.

         The independent clauses are:

• The pods were not yet ripe.
• There was light fuzz growing on them.
• The two independent clauses have been joined by the conjunction and thereby creating a compound sentence.

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Answer 2

We must determine if the sentence in the extract is compound or not, as well as the clauses that make up that sentence.

• 'The pods were not yet mature, and there was light fuzz forming on them,' says the compound sentence.
• The sentence contains two separate clauses and hence qualifies as a compound sentence because it meets the criteria for a compound sentence.

The clauses that are independent are:

• The pods weren't quite ready yet.
• They were covered in light fuzz.
• The conjunction has connected the two independent clauses, resulting in a compound sentence.

How do you find a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence consists of at least two independent clauses and no dependent clauses.
• Complex sentence, at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.
• A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

What clauses are in a compound sentence?

• A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so) and a comma or by a semicolon alone.

How many clauses are in a compound sentence?

• A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

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