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Which choice features a compound sentence followed by a simple sentence?
A The fire had been put out, and we sprinted home. We collapsed on the couch.
B Since the fire had been put out, we sprinted home. We collapsed on the couch.
C After the fire had been put out, we sprinted home. We collapsed on the couch.
D The fire had been put out. We sprinted home, and my brother collapsed on the couch.

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The first sentence in A is compound ("The fire had been put out, and we sprinted home." — two independent clauses joined by "and"), and the second is a simple sentence ("We collapsed on the couch.").