Question

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The moon was low and the light was dim.

• A. the moon was low
• B. the light was dim
• C. the moon
• D. the light

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A the moon was low
B the light was dim

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the moon was low" and "the light was dim" make complete independent sentences, hence Option A and B are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.