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SENTENCE TYPE

None but the doctor killed the patient.
Is it a compound sentence?

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None but the doctor killed the patient.
Is it a compound sentence?


No!

A compound sentence is one with a coordination of clauses, like:

Jill seems quite friendly, but her husband is very shy.

But your example is a straightforward simple sentence; it only has one clause (note that there is only one verb)