Question

when they arrived the speech was going on identify the main clause​

Answer 1

The speech was going on. This refers to the main clause of the given sentence.

What is a complex sentence?

• A complex sentence has two classes: one is dependent and the other is independent.
• The independent clause can stand alone as a sentence and is also known as the main clause.
• While the independent clause can not stand alone.
• Here 'when they arrived' is the dependent clause.

Answer 2

1. subordinate clause :- they arrived , the speech was going on.
2. kind of subordinate clause :-