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Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence. If Ramanujan had been better educated, he would have been even more wonderful than he was.

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Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence. 

If Ramanujan had been better educated, he would have been even more wonderful than he was.

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Solution

Complex sentence

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Chapter 4.4: Ramanujan - English workshop [Page 97]

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Balbharati English Standard 8 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 4.4 Ramanujan
English workshop | Q 5. (e) | Page 97
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Chapter 4.4 Ramanujan
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