Without her cat in her lap, she felt alone during the long train ride.
simple sentence ***** compound sentence complex sentence compound-complex sentence 40. He steeled his nerve, and he walked into the police station to confess.
simple sentence compound sentence ********* complex sentence compound-complex sentence 42. She was not sure how to _discuss_ the sensitive topic.
had discussed discussing discuss****** have been discussed 43. Many community colleges have a policy of _granting_ admission to students who have obtained their
GED. having granted will grant will be granting granting******** 44. She _understood_ what he was saying to her, but she did not grasp its significance.
understand understands understood***** understanding Thank you in advance - my choices are marked with ********

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Here are the answers to the given questions above. 
39. The answer for it would be a complex sentence. It is a complex sentence because it contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.
40. The given sentence is a compound sentence. It contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction which is "and".
42. The word that would best fit the sentence is "discuss".
43. The word that would best fit the sentence is "granting".
44. The word that would best fit  the sentence is "understood".
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