Question

Identify the principal clause in the following sentence:
He died in the village where he was born.

• A. he was born
• B. died in the village
• C. He died in the village
• D. where he was born

Answer 1

The correct option is C He died in the village

A clause is a part of a larger sentence containing a subject and a predicate of its own.
A Principal Clause is an independent clause which can exist even without a subordinate clause. A Subordinate Clause is called a dependent clause because it cannot exist without the help of the principal clause. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
Option C is correct as 'He died in the village' is the principal clause. It can exist even without the remaining part of the sentence. It contains a finite verb.
Option A is incorrect because it is a part of the subordinate clause.
Option B is incorrect as it is a portion of the principal clause.
Option D is incorrect as it is the subordinate clause beginning with the subordinating conjunction 'where'.