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A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; contains at least a subject and a verb.
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independent 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 * * * … Universalium
independent 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 … English World dictionary
independent clause — n technical a ↑clause which can make a sentence by itself, for example she went home in the sentence She went home because she was tired. = ↑main clause … Dictionary of contemporary English
independent clause — noun count LINGUISTICS a part of a sentence that can exist on its own as a separate sentence: MAIN CLAUSE ─ compare DEPENDENT CLAUSE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
independent 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 … Useful english dictionary
Independent 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… … Wikipedia
independent clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms independent clause : singular independent clause plural independent clauses linguistics a part of a sentence that can exist on its own as a separate sentence See: dependent clause … English dictionary
independent clause — noun (C) technical a clause (2) which can make a sentence by itself, for example she went home in the sentence She went home because she was tired. ; main clause … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
independent clause — /ɪndəˈpɛndənt klɔz/ (say induh penduhnt klawz) noun → main clause …
clause — [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… … English World dictionary
