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Classify this sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

She thought she saw a stranger, but he turned out to be her neighbor who was back from vacation early.

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The sentence She thought she saw a stranger, but he turned out to be her neighbor who was back from vacation early. is a compound-complex sentence.
It contains two independent clauses (1. She thought she saw a stranger + but + 2. he turned out to be her neighbor) and one dependent clause (who was back from vacation early).
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