Question

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The children played in the garden and their parents ate lunch.

• A. The children played
• B. The children played in the garden
• C. their parents ate
• D. their parents ate lunch

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The children played in the garden
their parents ate lunch

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the children...garden" and "their...lunch" make complete independent sentences, hence Options B and D are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.