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• subordinate clause — noun 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 • Syn: ↑dependent clause • Hypernyms: ↑clause • Hyponyms: ↑restrictive clause,… …   Useful english dictionary

• subordinate clause — noun A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence. Syn: dependent clause See Also: independent clause, relative clause …   Wiktionary

• Subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …   Useful english dictionary

• subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …   Useful english dictionary

• clause — [[t]klɔ͟ːz[/t]] clauses 1) N COUNT: oft N num A clause is a section of a legal document. He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. ...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses. ...a complaint… …   English dictionary

• 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

• subordinate — adj Subordinate, secondary, dependent, subject, tributary, collateral are comparable when they mean placed in or belonging to a class, rank, or status lower than the highest or the first in importance or power. Subordinate applies to a person or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• coordinate clause — /koʊˌɔdənət ˈklɔz/ (say koh.awduhnuht klawz) noun one of two or more clauses of the same type, which are linked by coordinating conjunctions. See subordinate clause. Also, co ordinate clause …  

• clause — 1. noun /klɔːz/ a) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for… …   Wiktionary

• clause — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. article, paragraph, section; proviso, condition, stipulation. See qualification, part. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A provision] Syn. condition, codicil, ultimatum; see article 3 , limitation 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• Dependent clause — In linguistics, a dependent clause (sometimes called a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of …   Wikipedia