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Identify the independent clause​(s) in the following sentence.   Many voters registered for the​ election, but only a small percentage of them voted.

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voters registered for the election      a small percentage of them voted
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The independent clause in this sentence is Many voters registered for the​ election.

An independent clause or main clause is a clause that can stand by itself as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate and makes sense by itself, that is, it conveys a complete thought.

In this sentence, after the independent clause, a dependent clause follows which is introduced by "but."

Dependant clauses can be joined by using a semicolon or by using a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet, etc.).

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