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Choose the compound-complex sentence.

A. If you try your best, you will succeed in life.
B. The park, the zoo, and the mall would all be crowded, so the family decided to stay home.
C. The movie was quite entertaining yet it left me wanting to know more.
D. If you join us for dinner, I will roast a turkey, and my wife will bake a casserole.

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Final answer:

The correct compound-complex sentence is D, which fulfills the criteria with two main clauses and one subordinate clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound-complex sentence from the choices provided is, if you join us for dinner, I will roast a turkey, and my wife will bake a casserole. This sentence contains two main clauses ('I will roast a turkey' and 'my wife will bake a casserole') and one subordinate clause ('If you join us for dinner'), fulfilling the criteria of a compound-complex sentence structure.

Options A, B, and C do not contain the necessary combination of main and subordinate clauses to qualify as compound-complex sentences. Compound sentences are formed by joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon, while complex sentences contain an independent clause and at least one dependent or subordinate clause.

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