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प्रश्न
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
Just then a Stranger-man came along the river, but he belonged to a far tribe, the Tewaras, and he did not understand one word of Tegumai’s language.
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उत्तर १
In the above sentence, coordinating conjunctions are used. Hence, the clauses can be considered coordinate clauses.
उत्तर २
The main clause in the sentence is:
Just then a Stranger-man came along the river, but he belonged to a far tribe, the Tewaras, and he did not understand one word of Tegumai’s language.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
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(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
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