Question

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Genes are taken from bacteria, and those genes are inserted into corn.

Explanation:

This is an example of TWO clauses (sentences) being brought together by a comma.

Answer 2

Answer:

O a. Genes are taken from bacteria, and those genes are inserted into corn.

Explanation:

option a. is the compound sentence

it has two independent clauses (underlined below)

Genes are taken from bacteria, and those genes are inserted into corn.

"and" in the sentence is the joining method of the independent clauses!

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