dependent clause
31subject clause — dependent clause which makes up the subject of the main clause …
32clause — 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 ,… …
33dependent — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by on) depending, conditional, or subordinate. 2 unable to do without (esp. a drug). 3 maintained at another s cost. 4 Math. (of a variable) having a value determined by that of another variable. 5 Gram. (of a clause …
34subordinate 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,… …
35Independent clause — An independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself. Multiple independent clauses can be joined by using… …
36independent clause — noun a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence • Syn: ↑main clause • Hypernyms: ↑clause • Part Holonyms: ↑complex sentence * * * independent clause see under ↑clause …
37nonrestrictive clause — noun a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Syn: ↑descriptive clause • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate clause, ↑dependent clause * * * noun : a descriptive clause that adds information but is so… …
38restrictive clause — noun a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate clause, ↑dependent clause * * * noun : an adjective clause so closely attached to its noun as to be essential to the… …
39Non-finite clause — In linguistics, a non finite clause is a dependent clause whose verb is non finite; for example, many languages can form non finite clauses from infinitives. Like any subordinate clause, a non finite clause serves a grammatical role commonly that …
40independent clause — n. Gram. a clause that can function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself and that conveys a complete meaning; main clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.): distinguished from DEPENDENT CLAUSE * * * …
