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What kind of sentence is She was quiet for a long time?

This sentence is a simple sentence.

Here's why:

* One independent clause: It has only one subject ("She") and one verb ("was").

* No conjunctions: It doesn't connect any clauses with words like "and," "but," or "because."

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