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A simple sentence has only one independent clause, but a compound sentence has more than one, using a conjunction. Both simple and compound sentences can have dependent clauses that make them "complex".

Example :

(simple) The boy walked to the store.

(compound) The boy walked to the store but he did not buy anything.

Either of the two thoughts can be a separate sentence.

Example:

The boy walked to the store that had recently reopened.

Complex, as the phrase cannot stand on its own.

The boy walked to the store that had recently reopened, but he did not buy anything for his sister.

Compound-complex, with a dependent clause on the first independent clause.

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