Which is an example of a compound sentence?
a. the next performance, which is tonight, will be better.
b. before an interview, check your facts to be certain they are correct.
c. some people put sugar in their tea, but i prefer honey.
d. we talked with one another as we walked to the store.

The correct answer is C. Some people put sugar in their tea, but I prefer honey.

Explanation:

In grammar, there are mainly three types of sentences, simple, compound, and complex sentences. In the case of compound sentences these are sentences composed by two independent clauses that are sentences with a complete meaning including a subject, a verb and a complement, linked by a conjunction such as and, or, but, a comma (,), semicolon (;) or similar that establish a connection between the two clauses which are in the same level, this means one clause is not more important than the other. In this case the first clause is "Some people put sugar in their tea" composed by a subject "Some people", a verb "put" and a complement "sugar in their tea"; while the second one is "I prefer honey" equally composed by a subject "I", a verb "prefer" and a complement honey", both linked by the conjunction "but". Thus, the sentence "Some people put sugar in their tea, but I prefer honey" is a compound one as it is composed by two independent and complete clauses joined by a conjunction which in this case is"but".

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)