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Dependent clause   /dɪpˈɛndənt klɔz/   Listen
Dependent clause

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: subordinate clause.





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... closely adhered to, we must expect every dependent clause to have its verb in the subjunctive mood, and every clause not dependent to have its verb in some ...
— An English Grammar • W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell


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