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Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. In the example, 'She waited for the train' and 'the trai
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Question: Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
Answer options: ✅ She waited for the train, but the train was late, and she was frustrated.
- She waited for the train.
- Waiting for the train, she read a book.
- The train was late, so she decided to take a bus.
Correct answer: She waited for the train, but the train was late, and she was frustrated.
Explanation: A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. In the example, 'She waited for the train' and 'the train was late' are independent, and 'and she was frustrated' acts as another independent clause while implicitly 'because she was frustrated' could be a dependent thought.
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