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Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
I waited for Mary at the train station but she had already left.

A

Complex - subordinate noun clause

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B

Complex - subordinate adjective clause

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Simple

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D

Compound

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Solution

The correct option is A Compound
A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. Here the two clauses are, "I..station" and "she...left". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not correctly denote the sentence, hence incorrect.

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