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Select the correct and entire main clause of the sentence. My brother attends Notre Dame University. The main clause is _____.

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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////The main clause is MY BROTHER ATTENDS NOTREDAM UNIVERSITY. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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The main clause is My brother attends Notre Dame
The main clause is the clause that could stand independently without needing the rest of the sentence.
From the sentence above, only the word 'university' could be eliminated without changing the actual meaning of the sentence.
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