Which is a compound sentence?

The compound sentence is 1: I managed to complete the task, but I missed the deadline.

Explanation:

It's a compound sentence because it combines two phrases- I managed to complete the task + I missed the deadline :)

'I managed to complete the task, but I missed the deadline.'

Explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses.

'I managed to complete the task.' is an independent clauses and sounds normal alone.

'I missed the deadline.' is also an independent clauses and also sounds fine alone.

The second and fourth answer don't even look like they would be a compound sentence because the second sentence is a complex sentence and the fourth is a simple one.

The second one is a complex sentence because it has one independent clause and one dependent one.

The fourth sentence is a simple one because it only has one clause, which is independent, if it weren't, it'd be a fragment sentence.

The third answer/sentence looks like it could be a compound sentence, but if we look closer, it's also a complex sentence because the first part of it is dependent, not independent.

the author is intending to draw attention to the plight of refugees, editorial and biography support this. both workpieces make the reader empathize with enrique as well as with the other young migrants from central america. the writer, however, is using a different approach to each text.

the editorial includes strong words to persuade readers. he is trying hard to convince readers in the us to change its refugee approach.

the biography relies on narrative techniques and figurative language which the writer uses wisely in the setting, characterization, and personification to educate readers on the topic.

"fire and ice" is one of robert frost's most popular poems. it was published in december 1920 in harper's magazine and in 1923 in his pulitzer prize−winning book new hampshire. it discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.

c. the power of desire is greater than the power of hate.