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Review: Sentence Structure, Answer 4.2

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Question:
Call your team leader as soon as you arrive in Antigonish.
Answer:
The answer compound sentence is not correct.
Explanation:
This is a complex sentence because it contains the dependent clause as soon as you arrive in Antigonish. If that information were in the form of a phrase instead of a clause, the sentence would be a simple sentence as follows:
Answer:
Call your team leader upon your arrival in Antigonish.


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