Question

The clauses in a compound sentences are connected in one of three ways.

One way is with a coordinator or coordinating conjunction. For example: She ran quickly but still did not catch the escaping puppy.

(Note: A comma is not necessay before the conjunction if the independent or second sentence does not have a subject before the second verb.)

True

False

Answer 1

True.

Explanation: In the example the subject "She" applies to both verbs ("ran" and "did not catch"), so it's a compound predicate, not two independent clauses. When the second verb lacks its own stated subject, no comma is needed before the coordinating conjunction.