Read the sentence a student wrote.

as he listened to the haunting notes of the song the author realized he had found the inspiration for his next suspense novel.

the teacher reviewing this sentence would point out that since this is a ( i could really use some figuring this out) and you so much! btw this is high school english not middle

The teacher reviewing this sentence would point out that as it is a compound sentence it should be separated by a comma. The comma should be written after the word "realized".

Compound sentences are formed by two simple sentences with related ideas. Compound sentences have more than one subject and predicate.

gatsby's clothes have a symbolic meaning, as the use of colour and fabric in his clothing demonstrates his hope, dreams, and wealth. gatsby's clothing symbolizes his wealth through his torn shirt, his silver and gold suit, and his english shirts.