Question

Underline the Main clause and circle the subordinate clauses. (1x3=3)

a) He told me that he was learning French.
b) Tell me where you have been?

c) When he came in, he locked the door.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) he was learning French   MAIN CLAUSE

He told me   SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

b) where you have been     MAIN CLAUSE

Tell me             SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

c) he locked the door    MAIN CLAUSE

When he came in   SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

Explanation:

Main clause are those which make sense on their own too and do not need some other part of a sentence to complete its meaning

They can exist alone in a sentence.

while the subordinate clause is incomplete in meaning and unable to exist on its own.