Question

while I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called. (identify the clauses) ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Subordinate clause- while I was thinking of all this

Principle clause- I heard my name called

Answer 2

Answer:

I heard my name called.

Explanation:

In English grammar, simple sentence is a sentence which has only one independent clause.

Independent clause is a group of words that makes a sentence with a subject and a verb and is a complete sentence by itself.

The given sentence- “ While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called” cannot be made into simple as it has a subordinate clause which is - While I was thinking of all this.

However, in the given sentence simple sentence can be only constructed as-  I heard my name called.   Here I is the subject and heard is the verb.