What is not a characteristic of a compound sentence

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

The following sentence contains what type of conjunction? he is not only a great player but also an exceptional coach

Namerican born chinese, the main characters, the monkey king, danny, and jin wang have conflict because they: