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Underline the main clause in the following sentence: They were miles and miles from home and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears.

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Underline the main clause in the following sentence:

They were miles and miles from home and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears.

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They were miles and miles from home and Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears.

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Chapter 3.4: How the First Letter was Written - English Workshop [Page 79]

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