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What is the structure of the sentence? The dog wagged its tail and barked when I opened the door. a. compound b. compound-complex c. complex d. simple
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What is the structure of the sentence?

The dog wagged its tail and barked when I opened the door.
a. compound
b. compound-complex
c. complex
d. simple

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The correct answer is B, because a 'compound-complex clause' consists of two independent clauses (in this case, 1. 'the dog wagged its tail' + AND + 2. '(the dog) barked') and one dependent/subordinate clause ('when I opened the door'). 
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