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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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And so have our neighbours

We have done it, and so have our neighbours.

Are there two main clauses in the sentence above?

  

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anonymous We have done it, and so have our neighbours . Are there two main clauses in the sentence above? Both clauses have a subject and verb, but the second clause has a reference ( so ) back to the first clause, so it's not completely independent.

  • anonymous We have done it, and so have our neighbours .
  • Are there two main clauses in the sentence above?
  • Both clauses have a subject and verb, but the second clause has a reference ( so ) back to the first clause, so it's not completely independent.
  • Still, we say the following sentence has two independent clauses, so I would answer your question with a 'yes'.
  • Steve was tired, but he kept working.
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anonymous

We have done it, and so have our neighbours.

Are there two main clauses in the sentence above?

Both clauses have a subject and verb, but the second clause has a reference (so) back to the first clause, so it's not completely independent.

Still, we say the following sentence has two independent clauses, so I would an

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