A complex compound sentence has one main simple sentence. It has at least one other simple sentence that is dependent (or relies) on the main sentence. a) True
b) False

It is true. The complex compound has one main simple sentence.

the answer is somber

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.