Pick out the Principal Clause and the Subordinate Clause or Clauses in the following sentences:
i. The newspaper will tell us tomorrow what the world is doing to-day.
ii. In the middle ages the few books that were produced at all were written by hand.
iii. When the world was young, artist drew their pictures on stone.
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Answer:
In the above sentence......
1) The newspaper will tell us tomorrow is the part of the sentence which is regarded as the subordinate clause or dependent clause......
What the world is doing today is the part of sentence which is regarded as the main clause or principal clause....
2)In the middle ages the few books is the part of the sentence which is regarded as the subordinate clause or dependent...
That were produced at all were written by hand is the part of the sentence which is regarded as the main clause or the principal clause.
3) When the world is young us the part of the sentence which is regarded as the subordinate or dependent clause...
Artist drew their pictures on stone is the part of the sentence which is regarded as the main clause or the principal clause....
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