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principal (subordinate) clause

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  • subordinate clause — subor′dinate clause′ n. gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the… …   From formal English to slang

  • subordinate clause — Gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she …   Universalium

  • clause —   group of words that contains a true verb (i.e., a verb functioning as such) and subject. The sentence The house, which was built in 1920, was white contains two clauses: The house was white and which was built in 1920. The first, which would… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • principal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. attrib.) first in rank or importance; chief (the principal town of the district). 2 main, leading (a principal cause of my success). 3 (of money) constituting the original sum invested or lent. n. 1 a head, ruler, or… …   Useful english 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

  • HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Sequence of tenses — In grammar, the sequence of tenses (known in Latin as consecutio temporum, and also known as agreement of tenses, succession of tenses, tense harmony, and backshifting) is a rule of a particular language governing the relationship between the… …   Wikipedia

  • Italian grammar — is the study of grammar of the Italian language.MorphologyItalian words can be divided into nine grammatical categories, the parts of speech: five variable (article, noun, adjective, pronoun and verb) and four invariable (adverb, preposition,… …   Wikipedia

  • Portuguese grammar — Portuguese grammar, the morphology and syntax of the Portuguese language, is similar to the grammar of most other Romance languages especially Galician and the other languages of Iberian Peninsula. It is a synthetic, fusional language. Nouns,… …   Wikipedia

  • loose sentence — noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows • Hypernyms: ↑complex sentence * * * noun : a usually complex sentence in which the principal clause comes first and the latter part of which contains …   Useful english dictionary

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