Cats make good house pets, although i like snakes better.
the main clause is

Cats make good house pets. It's the main idea in the sentence, and it's independent also. The other clause is dependent, so it is not the main clause.

Cats make good house pets...
this is the answer because of the main idea in the sentence.
Although is the dependent clause because it's depending on the main idea to provide follow up information

She is persuading him to do better