Question

Have you seen my textbook, Rafael? The main clause is _____.

Answer 1

Solution:

The main clause in the given sentence is ‘Have you seen my textbook?’

It is the main clause particularly because it stands alone giving one complete sense.

It has both subject and the predicate and does not depend upon other words or formats of the sentence to get complete sense.

Answer 2

The comma before Rafael might have confused you , but this entirely is a main clause.

A main clause is a type of clause that can form a complete sentence all alone.

The only have a subject and a predicate.

These are also called independent clause as they can stand alone as a simple sentence.

Independent clause can be joined by a semicolon or a comma.

A coordinataing conjunction can follow.