What is one characteristic of a compound sentence

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought. An example of a compound sentence is, 'This house is too expensive, and that house is too small.

A compound sentence has two or more main clauses.

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A compound sentence has to have F. A. N. B. O. Y. S. (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).