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Default Re: A Doubt About Compound Sentences...

You need the "and."

You need it whenever you connect two or more things to the same subject.
He is happy and excited. She ran in and hugged him.

Only in the most informal of spoken situations can you omit it.
What did you do last night?
Not much. I ate dinner, watched TV.
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