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Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause. No one knows when he will return.

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Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.

No one knows when he will return.

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No one knows when he will return.

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