I like geography, but I could not find Shanghai on a map of Asia.

 Identify the independent (main) clauses in the following sentence. Select all that apply.
I like geography, but I could not find Shanghai on a map of Asia.
Multiple select question.

find Shanghai
Reason:

Incorrect. This has a verb (find) but no subject.

like geography
Reason:

Incorrect. This has a verb (like) but no subject.

on a map of Asia
Reason:

Incorrect. This is a series of prepositional phrases. Each phrase begins with a preposition (on, of).

I like geography
Reason:

Correct. This is an independent clause. It has a subject (I) and a verb (like), and it can stand on its own as a sentence.

I could not find Shanghai on a map of Asia
Reason:

Correct. This is an independent clause. It has a subject (I) and a verb (could . . . find), and it can stand on its own as a sentence.

Correct Answer

I like geography

I could not find Shanghai on a map of Asia