The clauses in a compound sentence still make sense on their own and so we use coordinating conjunctions, such as 'and', 'but' and 'so' to link them together. Complex sentences include a ...

Complex-compound sentences are made up of a combination of complex and compound sentences. The compound part contains two main clauses, while the complex part contains one or more subordinate clauses.

A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) combined into one sentence. The fox jumped over the dog, and the dog ran under the fence. The dog loves treats; ...