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compound sentence

/ˈkɒmpaʊnd ˈsentəns/

Traducción: Oración que contiene al menos dos proposiciones independientes, generalmente unidas por una conjunción como 'y', 'pero' u 'o'.

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/ˈkɒmpaʊnd ˈsentəns/B2formal
  • esOración que contiene al menos dos proposiciones independientes, generalmente unidas por una conjunción como 'y', 'pero' u 'o'.

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses, usually joined by a conjunction such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.

  1. Grammatical structureB2formal

    A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (such as 'and', 'but', 'or') or a semicolon.

    esoración compuesta

    • 'I went to the store, and I bought some milk' is a compound sentence.
    • 'She studied hard, but she still failed the exam' is another example.
    • 'He likes coffee; she prefers tea' is a compound sentence using a semicolon.