A. underline the principal cluses once,and the subordinate clauses twice
1.women ahtletes who were particularly capable were allowed to take part in the seagames.
2.these men,after they died, were eveeb honored as gods
3.the first game were played in olympia, which is located ussouthem greece
4.i ran back to school,and there i found the notes that i had lost
5.today,there are other dealy laser-guide bombs,missiles, and other self- propelling weapons that can be launched from ane point on earth
6.because of the weather condition, the captain did not realize the danger of the collsion that took place
7.cites name of organiztion and movements that work for the preservation of the environment
8.i shall go out if the weather is fine.
9.if you sign this agreemet now,i will give you a mony at once.
10.if ther goverment had responde to the problem more quikly, fewer people would have died.
11.if i were your teacher, i would insist that you take your studies more seriously
12.when the climatechanges,there will be less food in the world
13.if more and more gases are trapped in the atmosphere the earth will get hotter.
14.forest have vital ecological function that people must be aware of forest as watersheds
15.it was high-school english teacher who taughy me the futility or rehashing the past
16.i have people known who have sufferded deep personal tragedies in life
17.let troubles be,because they will somehow be solved.
18.no one knows why life must be so punishing to some of gods finest creatures
19.it is futie to weep endlessly over something that cannot be undone
20.when the plane landed people cheered
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Identify the principal clause in the following sentence:
Zayan, who is a postman, is my childhood friend.
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Correct option is A)
A clause is a part of a larger sentence containing a subject and a predicate of its own.
A Principal Clause is an independent clause which can exist even without a subordinate clause. A Subordinate Clause is called a dependent clause because it cannot exist without the help of the principal clause. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
In the above sentence, Option A is correct because 'Zayan is my childhood friend' is the principal clause. It can exist independently even without the presence of the remaining part of the sentence. It contains a finite verb.
Option B is incorrect as 'who is a postman' is the subordinate clause. It begins with the subordinating conjunction 'who' and is dependent upon the principal clause for its existence.
Option C is incorrect because parts of both the principal and subordinate clauses have been punched.
Option D is incorrect because its incomplete in structure.