Is “everyone went to the dance, but me” a compound sentence?

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olga nikolaevna [1]3 years ago

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Answer:

"Everyone went to the dance, but me," is not a compound sentence.

Explanation:

A compound sentence is--similarly to the sentence in the question--something a comma is present within. The similarities basically end there. A compound sentence is the joining of two separate thoughts with--in general--the first being a complete sentence with a subject, and the second being an incomplete sentence, but having a different subject.

"I just lost my dog, but my cat seems to be happy about it." is a compound sentence.

In the above sentence, the first clause is a complete thought that could be on its own,

"I just lost my dog."

but the second sentence is incomplete without the first even with a subject and verb.

"But my cat seems to be happy about it."

That's the best explanation I can give on compound sentences.

In your case with the sentence, "Everyone went to the dance, but me," there may be a subject, verb, and complete sentence in...

"Everyone went to the dance."

but even with, "But me." being incomplete, the fact there is no subject nor verb removes the possibility of it being a compound sentence.

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