identify the main clause and subordinate clauses a. wait till I return
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Explanation:
The second question type on the ACT for which you will need this information is punctuation.
Main clauses, when connected by and/but/or, need to have a comma between them.
I did not want to go to the park, and I especially did not want to go with them.
Main clauses, which are not connected by and/but/or, either need to have both a period and a capital letter or a semicolon (:).
I did not want to go to the park. I especially did not want to go with them.
I did not want to go to the park; I especially did not want to go with them.
If there are not two main clauses, then they cannot be connected with any of the three combinations above. Let’s slightly reword the example above:
I did not want to go to the park and especially did not want to go with them.
The phrase “especially did not want to go with them” does not have a subject and cannot stand on its own. Therefore, we cannot place a comma before the “and.” Likewise, a semicolon, which only connects two full sentences, would be inappropriate. Therefore, we need no punctuation in the sentence above, apart from a period at the end of the sentence.