<h3>Answer: <em>A) compound sentence has to have two sentences that can stand on its own, as well as a word such as "or," "but," "and."
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So looking at our choices, the answer is C. If you take out the "so," everyone's newspaper delivery was delayed can stand on its own as a sentence.</em></h3>
C) The printing press broke last night, so everyone's newspaper delivery was delayed
a Compound sentence made of two or more independent clauses. The sentences are joined by a conjunction or semicolon. "The sky darkened, and the wind howled" is a compound sentence.
