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Guest  +  25869 Thu, 18 Mar 04 04:11 PM
Dear teachers!
Could you please tell me if I am right?

When we go home, we shall eat dinner.

The italicised sentence (whole) is a matrix clause.
The underlined sentence is a subordinate clause (Adverb clause).
The bold sentence is a main clause.

Thank you very much in advance
Best regards.
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rommie  +  25920 Fri, 19 Mar 04 07:21 AM
Absolutely spot on. (I confess I'd never heard the term "matrix clause" until your question, by the way - I had to look that one up. It's fun when something new crops up, so thank you).

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