Question

what is a clause and a compound sentences

Answer 1

Since a dependent clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence, complex sentences must also have at least one independent clause. A sentence with two or more independent clauses plus one or moredependent clauses is called compound-complex or complex-compound.

Answer 2

In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition. A typical clause consists of a subject and a predicate, where the predicate is typically a verb phrase – a verb together with any objects and other modifiers.A sentence of two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by a conjunction or conjunctions,is called a compound sentences