Read the excerpt.At the beginning of the mission, since our priority was to identify the origin of the alien’s signal.

The phrase “since our priority was to identify the origin of the alien’s signal” begins with the subordinating word “since,” so it is a dependent clause. The opening phrase “At the beginning of the mission” does not add an independent clause. Because the excerpt has no complete independent clause, it is not a complex or compound sentence.

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