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Question
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
He ran fast but he did not win the race.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
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Solution
Clause (i): He ran fast
Clause (ii): he did not win the race
Conjunction: but
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