"No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for; but is an exhibition, in some quarter, of new possibilities." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Can somebody please identify the independent clause and the dependent clause(s) in this sentence?

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I think this simplification would be helpful to you... 1. No man is reason that essence we were looking for in some quarter, of new possibilities. HERE, No man is reason - is an independent clause whereas the rest part is dependent clause 2. No man is illumination that essence we were looking for ...
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I think this simplification would be helpful to you... 1. No man is reason that essence we were looking for in some quarter, of new possibilities. HERE, No man is reason - is an independent clause whereas the rest part is dependent clause 2. No man is illumination that essence we were looking for in some quarter, of new possibilities. HERE, No man is illumination - is an independent clause while the rest part is dependent clause 3. No man or that essence we were looking for in some quarter, of new possibilities is an exhibition - No man is an exhibition is - an independent clause whereas that exhibition we were looking for... is dependent clause 4. in all the procession of famous men - is a phrase read less
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No man -----is independent clause. The sentence following but is dependent clause.
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This is a compound sentence and therefore there are no dependent clauses. Compound sentence will have one or more dependent clauses joined by conjunctions. 1st dependent clause: "No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for Conjunction:...
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This is a compound sentence and therefore there are no dependent clauses. Compound sentence will have one or more dependent clauses joined by conjunctions. 1st dependent clause: "No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for Conjunction: but (it joins the two dependent clauses) 2nd dependent clause: is an exhibition, in some quarter, of new possibilities. "'No man" is the subject for both the clauses. The prepositional phrases, "in all the -------",and "in some quarter", "of new possibilities" might confuse you. Focus on the subject and the predicate. You will find dependent clauses in complex sentences. Look at this example: I played hockey when I was young. Independent clause: I played hockey Dependent clause: when I was young. "When" is the subordinate. The second sentence is a secondary sentence purely dependent on the first (main) clause. read less
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no man -----is independent clause .that essence is dependent one
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It doesn't look conditional Sentences. So there is no matter of dependent or independent clause.
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Hi, if I am not wrong,' No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for'is an independent clause. 'but' is a linker hence becomes a dependant clause.
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No clause is dependent
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No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for;-- Independent rest is dependent
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No man, in all the procession of famous men, is reason or illumination, or that essence we were looking for is the main clause and the is with the coordinating conjunction so it is dependent clause
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