dependent clause

  • 11clause — [klôz] n. [OFr < ML clausa, for L clausula, a closing (in legal use, section or clause) < clausus, pp. of claudere, to CLOSE2] 1. Gram. a group of words containing a subject and a finite verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex… …

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  • 12Clause — For other uses, see Clause (disambiguation). In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition[1]. In some languages it may be a pair or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate,… …

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  • 13dependent — 1. adjective /dɪˈpɛndənt/ a) Relying upon; depending upon At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition. b) (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle 2. noun /dɪˈpɛndənt/ a) One who relies on… …

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  • 14dependent — dependently, adv. /di pen deuhnt/, adj. 1. relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 2. conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. 3. subordinate; subject: a dependent… …

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  • 15dependent — de•pend•ent [[t]dɪˈpɛn dənt[/t]] adj. 1) relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc 2) conditioned or determined by something else: Our trip is dependent on the weather[/ex] 3) subordinate; subject: a dependent territory[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 16dependent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (dependent on) contingent on or determined by. 2) relying on someone or something for financial or other support. 3) (dependent on) unable to do without. 4) Grammar subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. ► NOUN variant… …

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  • 17Dependent and independent verb forms — In the Goidelic languages, dependent and independent verb forms are distinct verb forms; each tense of each verb exists in both forms. Verbs are often preceded by a particle which marks negation, or a question, or has some other force. The… …

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  • 18clause — 01. Make sure you read all the different [clauses] in the contract before signing it. 02. The difference between a noun phrase and a noun [clause] is that a noun [clause] has a verb in it. 03. I always get confused between dependent [clauses] and …

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  • 19clause — n. group of words with a subject and predicate 1) a conditional; dependent, subordinate; independent, main; nonrestrictive; relative; restrictive; verbless clause provision article 2) (esp. AE) a grandfather clause ( a clause that exempts those… …

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  • 20Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic.       For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table (Dependent States).       In May 2008 Ilulissat, Greenland, was the site of an international summit on Arctic sovereignty attended by official… …

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