Compound sentence (linguistics)

Okay, so when we talk, we can put together two small sentences to make a bigger sentence. That bigger sentence is called a compound sentence. It's like we're putting two thoughts together to say something more complete.

For example, we could say, "I like ice cream" and "My favorite flavor is chocolate." These sentences are related because they're both about ice cream. So we can put them together with a word like "and" to make a compound sentence. The compound sentence would be: "I like ice cream and my favorite flavor is chocolate."

Another way to make a compound sentence is to use a word like "but" or "or." These words help show that the two sentences have different meanings or ideas. So, for example, we could say: "I want to go to the park, but it's raining outside." In this sentence, we're combining two thoughts - wanting to go to the park and it's raining - using the word "but" to show that they're kind of opposite ideas.

Overall, a compound sentence is just two small sentences that we put together to make a bigger sentence. We can use words like "and," "but," or "or" to help connect the two sentences and show how they go together.