What is the difference between a complex sentence and a compound sentence?

Complex sentences are made up of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Compound sentences are made up of two or more independent clauses connected with a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

Complex vs compound sentence examples
Complex sentence Compound sentence
If it stops raining, I will go to the park. It stopped raining, so I went to the park.
Kya was sleeping while the teacher was talking. The teacher was talking, and Kya was sleeping.

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