Which sentence has an active main clause?
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Which sentence has an active main clause?
Utmost care has to be taken.
Being a student, you must work hard.
He was being chased.
The case has been set aside by the court.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Being a student, you must work hard.
In ‘you must work hard’, the subject ‘you’ performs the action. The other sentences use the passive constructions ‘be taken’, ‘was being chased’ and ‘has been set aside’.
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