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Identify the sentence structure.

Melanie is going, but Valerie is staying home.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex

User Mrcendre
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Answer:

Compound

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User Remya Thekkuvettil
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This is a compound sentence, because it has two independent clauses: 1. Melanie is going + but (conjunction) + 2. Valerie is staying home.
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