Question

Choose the compound sentence from the following options:

a. I like playing football, whereas my brother likes playing golf.
b. My brother plays golf as if he’s a champion at it.
c. Because she didn’t finish her meal, she was punished.
d. When do you plan on completing your target?

Answer 1

Hint: A compound sentence is a sentence with more than one subject or predicate. They are joined using a conjunction.

Complete answer:
A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. There are always two or more subjects and predicates in a compound sentence, usually joined with a conjunction like and, but, etc. In short, two sentences joined together are called compound sentences.

For example, the sentences ‘I am hungry.’ and ‘She is thirsty.’ are both simple sentences. However, they can be made compound sentences by adding coordinating conjunctions like ‘and’. So, the complex sentence would be ‘I am hungry and she is thirsty.’ Now, the sentence contains two subjects, two predicates, and a conjunction.

Now, we are aware of what compound sentences are. Let’s now look at our available options:
> Sentence ‘a’ has two subjects and two predicates, which are joined together by the word ‘whereas’. This is a coordinating conjunction. It is a compound sentence. So, this is the correct option.
> Sentence ‘b’ does not have two subjects and predicates and contains no conjunctions. It is not a compound sentence. It is a complex sentence. So, this is an incorrect answer.
> Sentence ‘c’ is also not a compound sentence as it does not contain two subjects and predicates. So, this is an incorrect option.
> Sentence ‘d’ is an interrogative sentence, with one clause. It is a simple sentence. So, this is an incorrect sentence.

So the correct answer is option A - I like playing football, whereas my brother likes playing golf.

Note: Compound sentences are very different from complex sentences. Complex sentences contain a subordinate clause or clauses, whereas compound sentences do not.