Question

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The boy ate the apple but his mother would not eat.

• A. The boy
• B. ate the apple
• C. The boy ate the apple
• D. his mother would not eat

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C The boy ate the apple
D his mother would not eat

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the boy ate the apple" and "his...eat" make complete independent sentences, hence Option C and D are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.