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Review: Sentence Structure, Answer 6.4

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Question:
Unless my friend in Calgary postpones her visit, I will not have time to write this report.
Answer:
The answer compound-complex sentence is not correct.
Explanation:
This is a complex sentence containing the independent clause I will not have time to write this report and the dependent clause unless my friend in Calgary postpones her visit. Note the subordinating conjunction unless at the beginning of the dependent clause.