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Read the sentence and choose the answer that identifies the type of sentence: The clock's minute hand is moving, but the second hand has stopped.?

1) simple sentence
2) compound sentence
3) complex sentence
4) compound-complex sentence

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Final answer:

The sentence is a compound sentence as it contains two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction 'but'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence in question is: The clock's minute hand is moving, but the second hand has stopped. This is an example of a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but'. An independent clause has a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete thought. Here we have two of them: The clock's minute hand is moving and the second hand has stopped, showing two separate but related ideas.

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