Main Clause
Hi! Are the underlined the main clause? Thanks, Fulvio
1. They are a group who come from Norway.
2. The building built in 1935 was destroyed by fire.
3. Do you know the man who works at that shop?
4. Do you know the woman who was arrested yesterday?
5. They are a group from Germany.
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No. In your examples the main clauses are the sentences as wholes. If the modifiers are dropped, the underlined elements can of course stand alone as independent clauses.
- No.
- In your examples the main clauses are the sentences as wholes.
- If the modifiers are dropped, the underlined elements can of course stand alone as independent clauses.
- But as written they are not clauses, only parts of clauses.
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No. In your examples the main clauses are the sentences as wholes.
If the modifiers are dropped, the underlined elements can of course stand alone as independent clauses.
But as written they are not clauses, only parts of clauses.
0yellowstarstruckHi! Are the underlined the main clause? Thanks, Fulvio
1. They are a group who come from Norway.
2. The building built in 1935 was destroyed by fire.
3. Do you know the man who works at that shop?
4. Do you know the woman who was arrested yesterday?
5. They are a group from Germany.
0yellowstarstruckHi! Are the underlined the main clause? Thanks, Fulvio
It would be better advised for you to distinguish the subordinate (dependent) clauses. That avoids various difficulties.
If you have a subordinate clause that is a complement, the main clause would be incomplete without it.
She asked if he knew that she was coming.
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