What type of sentence is this: "Before the circus came to town, the train clunked along the tracks; the animals were in their own train cars."

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Kristianlm · Answer 1 · 2022-05-06T10:51:46+0000

Answer:

Compound Sentence

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a compound sentence because it is two independent sentences combined with a semi-colon. I'll break it down for you below.

Independent sentence 1: Before the circus came to town the train clunked along the tracks.

Independent Sentence 2: The animals were in their own train cars.

They are combined with a: ;