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Gram.a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived. Cf. subordinate clause.
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main clause — main clauses N COUNT A main clause is a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence. Compare subordinate clause … English dictionary
main clause — n technical a ↑clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence →↑subordinate clause … Dictionary of contemporary English
main clause — main′ clause′ n. gram. a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived Compare subordinate clause … From formal English to slang
main clause — noun count a CLAUSE that can be a sentence on its own … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
main clause — n. Gram. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE … English World dictionary
main clause — noun a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence • Syn: ↑independent clause • Hypernyms: ↑clause • Part Holonyms: ↑complex sentence * * * Gram. a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a … Useful english dictionary
main clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms main clause : singular main clause plural main clauses linguistics a clause that can be a sentence on its own … English dictionary
main clause — /ˈmeɪn klɔz/ (say mayn klawz) noun (in a complex sentence) the clause which may stand syntactically as a sentence by itself; independent clause. For example, in I was out when he came in, the main clause is I was out …
main clause — noun A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; contains at least a subject and a verb. Syn: independent clause, matrix clause … Wiktionary
main clause — independent clause, group of words within a sentence that can act as a sentence (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
