Which sentence type consists of two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses?

• A. Simple sentence
• B. Compound sentence
• C. Complex sentence
• D. Compound-complex sentence

Answer: (B)

A sentence that has two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses is a compound sentence. Each independent clause could stand on its own as a complete sentence, and they’re joined to show related ideas.

For example: I finished my homework, and I watched a movie. Here, two complete thoughts are connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." You can also connect independent clauses with a semicolon.

This fits the idea because there are multiple complete thoughts, each capable of standing alone, but there isn’t a clause that relies on something else to complete its meaning.

A simple sentence has just one independent clause and no dependent clauses. A complex sentence includes a dependent clause along with an independent one. A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses plus at least one dependent clause.