Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence: No one knows who he is.
A
No one knows
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B
who he is
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C
he is
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D
one knows
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Solution
The correct option is D who he is A clause is a part of a larger sentence containing a subject and a predicate of its own. A Principal Clause is an independent clause which can exist even without a subordinate clause. A Subordinate Clause is called a dependent clause because it cannot exist without the help of the principal clause. It begins with a subordinating conjunction. Option B is correct because 'who he is' is the subordinate clause beginning with the subordinating conjunction 'who'. It depends on the principal clause for its existence. Option A is incorrect because 'No one knows' is the principal clause. Option C is incorrect because it doesn't make complete sense. Option D is incorrect because it is a phrase and not a clause.