Question

Although most of my friends go to public school, my friend Sara is home-schooled.

Which of these identifies the entire subordinate clause in this sentence?
my friend Sara is home-schooled
Although most of my friends
Although most of my friends go to public school
Sara is home-schooled

Answer 1

C). Although most of my friends go to public school.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Subordinate clause is described as an independent clause including a subject and verb and beginning with either a relative pronoun(that, which, who) or a subordinate conjunction (like although, if, After, since, etc). Such clauses do not offer a complete thought and remain dependent on the principal to clause to finish or complete the thought.

As per the question, the entire subordinate clause in the given sentence would be 'Although most of my friends go to public school' as it begins with subordinate conjunction 'although' and dependent on the principal clause to complete its meaning(justifies the above claim). Thus, option C is the correct answer as the other three offer incomplete ones.

Answer 2

The subordinate clause of the sentence ‘Although most of my friends go to public school, my friend Sara is home-schooled.’ is ‘Although most of my friends go to public school’. This clause will make you question so what if your friends go to school? Subordinate clause cannot stand on its own.