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Question:
when the train arrived at the station
Answer:
The answer phrase is not correct.
Explanation:
You might have though that this is a phrase because it is not a complete sentence; however, it does contain a subject ("the train") and a predicate ("arrived at the station") -- the subordinating conjunction "when" simply shows that it is dependent on something else in the sentence.
 
 
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