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Jacklong Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

believe

_________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

A) Believe B) To believe

C) Believing D) Believed

If I choose A, then which half is the main clause and which one is the slave clause?
  

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A is the correct choice. The main (Independent) clause is the one that can be its own sentence: His discovery has created a stir in scientific circles. The slave (dependent) clause is separated from the Independent clause by a comma.

— Vorpar

  • A is the correct choice.
  • The main (Independent) clause is the one that can be its own sentence: His discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
  • The slave (dependent) clause is separated from the Independent clause by a comma.
  • " can't stand on it's own.
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A is the correct choice.

The main (Independent) clause is the one that can be its own sentence: His discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.

The slave (dependent) clause is separated from the Independent clause by a comma. "Believe it or not." can't stand on it's own.
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I take "believe it or not" is an ellipsis of "whether you believe it or not".

paco
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Yes; to judge by the "not". Yet it has the force of an imperative. Interesting.

MrP
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