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Question

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
As the rain continued to fall, Joe and Martha stayed indoors.

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the rain continued to fall
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the rain
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Joe and Martha stayed indoors
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Joe and Martha
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Solution

The correct option is C Joe and Martha stayed indoors
Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here "Joe and Martha stayed indoors" makes a complete independent sentence, hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.

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