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Main clause

A clause which is capable of making a complete sentence by itself. A sentence always contains at least one main clause, and a simple sentence consists only of a single main clause.

In the simple sentence Alice started making dinner, the whole sentence is the main clause. In the compound sentence Peter cooked dinner, and Alice did the washing-up, there are two main clauses connected by and.

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