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Question
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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Solution 1
In the above sentence, coordinating conjunctions are used. Hence, the clauses can be considered coordinate clauses.
Solution 2
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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