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Question

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
Joe and Mary arrived after I had already left the house.

A
Joe and Mary arrived
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left the house
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after I had already left the house
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D
Joe and Mary
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Solution

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

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