What type of sentence is this? "Although she was exhausted from the long flight, Sarah agreed to go out for dinner, but she fell asleep at the table."

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A Complex
B Compound
C Compound-Complex
D Simple

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Answer: C. Compound-Complex

This sentence has one dependent clause starting with a subordinating conjunction ("Although she was exhausted...") and two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (", but she fell asleep..."). A mix of both makes it compound-complex.

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What type of sentence is this? "Although she was exhausted from the long flight, Sarah agreed to go out for dinner, but she fell asleep at the table."

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