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Subordinate Clause

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Noun

1. dependent clause, subordinate clause

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Subordinate Clause

see synonyms of subordinate clause
noun
grammar
a clause with an adjectival, adverbial, or nominal function, rather than one that functions as a separate sentence in its own right
Compare coordinate clause, main clause

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Subordinate Clause

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Grammar
dependent clause

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Subordinate Clause

see synonyms of subordinate clause
n.
See dependent clause.

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