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What is the structure of the sentence?

Gracefully, the dancer took a bow and smiled before she left the stage.
a. compound
b. compound-complex
c. simple
d. complex

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The correct answer is B, 'compound-complex sentence', because this particular sentence consists of two independent clauses ('gracefully, the dancer took a bow) and ((the dancer) smiled) and one dependent clause (before she left the stage), which is the definition of a compound-complex sentence. 
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