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OpenStudy (anonymous):

my grandfather is an old man but still he works hard is it a compound sentence?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the definition of a compound sentence.

OpenStudy (roku):

what is a compound sentence?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses. "my grandfather is an old man" is independent and can stand by itself, whereas "still he works hard" is a phrase and is a dependent clause.

OpenStudy (linda3):

Welcome to OpenStudy @kalyani76! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And a complex sentence is a mix of independent and dependent clauses,so that is what the question has.

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