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What is the independent clause in sentence Although ostrich a bird it fly?

The independent clause in the sentence "Although ostrich a bird it fly" is "it fly".

Here's why:

* Independent clauses are complete sentences that can stand alone. They contain a subject (who or what is doing the action) and a verb (the action itself).

* "It" is the subject, and "fly" is the verb.

* The word "Although" introduces a dependent clause, which cannot stand alone and needs the independent clause to be grammatically correct.

The sentence is grammatically incorrect because it lacks articles ("an" instead of "a") and a verb in the dependent clause. A corrected sentence would be: "Although an ostrich is a bird, it cannot fly."

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