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                Sentence Types: Complex [X]

                examples:

                • She said she wasn't nervous at all. 
                • How did you feel when you took the drivers test?
                • You need to pay the tuition and fees the day that you register.
                • If I paid the tuition and fees yesterday afternoon, why have I lost my registration?

                distinguishing criteria:

                IND: only one
                DEP: at least one
                other: one subordinator for each DEP

                Facts [X]