I believe the correct answer would be D. The complex sentence would be "The panther crept into a cave because it was afraid." A complex sentence would be a sentence that contains an independent and an dependent clause. The independent clause would be "The panther crept into a cave" while the dependent would be "because it was afraid".
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Here, the heron symbolizes hope to Marlene and her father; it represents healing and a new beginning. ... In the end, Marlene's father decides to release the heron back to the wild; however, he neglects to tell the truth to Marlene and instead, explains that a hyena had probably gotten the best of the heron.
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