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Question:
Unless my girlfriend postpones her visit from Calgary, I will not have time to study for my exam.
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 study for my exam" and the dependent clause "unless my girlfriend postpones her visit from Calgary." Note the subordinating conjunction "unless" at the beginning of the dependent clause.
 
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