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Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
Joe waited for the bus.

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Complex - subordinate adverb clause

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Complex - subordinate adjective clause

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C

Compound

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D

Simple

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Solution

The correct option is D Simple
There is only one finite verb in the given sentence and, by extension, only one clause. Hence, the sentence cannot be a complex or a compound one. Thus, Option D is the correct answer.

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