What is the structure of the sentence?

Gracefully, the dancer took a bow and smiled before she left the stage.

A.
simple

B.
complex

C.
compound-complex

D.
compound

Question

What is the structure of the sentence? 

Gracefully, the dancer took a bow and smiled before she left the stage.
 
 A.
simple
 
 B.
complex
 
 C.
compound-complex
 
 D.
compound

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Gracefully is an adverb which is a non-issue herein.

anonymous · Answer

the dancer took a bow ...This is an independent clause.  It needs nothing more.
before ...This is a subordinator, one of the many subordinators characteristic of complex sentences.
she left the stage ...This is a dependent clause connected to the subordinator.

anonymous · Answer

For this to be a compound sentence, before would be and or another coordinator.
 
THE ANSWER IS B, COMPLEX.