Question

Though the pirate captain lost her treasure map, she still found the buried treasure. (Rewrite as a

compound sentence.)​

Answer 1

Changing the given sentence into a compound sentence:-

The pirate captain lost her treasure map but she still found the buried treasure.

• sentences are of three types - simple, compound and complex.
• a simple sentence has only one independent clause.
• a compound sentence is formed of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
• a complex sentence is formed of an independent clause and a dependent clause, joined by a subordinate conjunction.

Answer 2

Answer:

Though the pirate captain lost her treasure map, she still found the buried treasure : Rewrite as a compound sentence

• The pirate captain lost her treasure map but she still found the buried treasure.

• Here in the sentence 'but' confirms that it is a Compound Sentence.

• "A Compound Sentence is one that contains two or more principal clauses connected by co-ordinating Conjunctions. " _ Nesfield.

• Example : She had dopped but wouldn't admit it.

• Here 'but' is playing as an Adversative, Co-ordinating Conjunction. 'But' is used to mean contrast between two sentences.