Question

В. Identify the main clause from the sentences and underline it.
1) Mother set the table while father made breakfast
2) You cant go out if you are sick
3) Don't step out of the care untile it stops
4She is very happy because her friends have come to meet her.
5)The doorbell rang as soon as I enter the house.​

Answer 1

Required Answer :

Here, we need to identify the main clause from the sentences.

1) Mother set the table while father made breakfast.

• Main clause → father made breakfast.

2) You can't go out if you are sick.

• Main clause → You can't go out

3) Don't step out of the car until it stops raining.

• Main clause → Don't step out of the car

4) She is very happy her friends have come to meet her.

• Main clause → her friends have come to meet her.

5) The doorbell rang as soon as I entered the house.

• Main clause → I entered the house.

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Clause :

⇒ The group of words which forms a part of sentence, and also contains a predicate and subject of its own, is called clause.

Also, in any sentence there are two types of clauses, they are :

• Main clause
• Subordinate clause

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