compound sentence vs sentence
sentence vs compound sentencecompound sentence and sentence both are nouns.
compound sentence is not a verb while sentence is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound sentence | Yes | No | No | No |
| sentence | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
sentence is a hypernym of
compound sentence; that is, sentence is a
word with a broader meaning than compound sentence:
- compound sentence: a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
- sentence: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
| compound sentence (noun) | sentence (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed |
| a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language | |
| the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned |
| compound sentence (verb) | sentence (verb) |
|---|---|
| pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law |
Words related to "compound sentence"
Words related to "sentence"
- clause
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- condemn
- condemnation
- constituent
- convict
- conviction
- criminal law
- declarative sentence
- declaratory sentence
- declare
- doom
- final decision
- final judgment
- foredoom
- grammatical constituent
- hard time
- interrogation
- interrogative
- interrogative sentence
- judgment of conviction
- jurisprudence
- law
- life
- life sentence
- linguistic string
- murder conviction
- prison term
- question
- rape conviction
- reprobate
- robbery conviction
- run-on sentence
- sentential
- simple sentence
- string of words
- term
- time
- topic sentence
- word string
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