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Question
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which is about half a metre deep.
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Solution
Main Clause: The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest.
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