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In the sentences below, identify all main and subordinate clauses

1. The principal hired three new teachers.
2. Although it rained quite a bit last night, we did not experience any flooding.
3. The physician treated all the individuals who were in the accident.

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A student presented three sentences with the request to identify all the main and subordinate clauses. This was done with all three sentences, along with the relevant explanation.

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Hi there, I'll list the identified main and subordinate clauses:

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1. "The principal hired three new teachers."

The main clause here is "The principal" and the subordinate clause - the part that would not ...

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