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Subordinate clause   /səbˈɔrdənˌeɪt klɔz/   Listen
Subordinate 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: dependent clause.






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"Subordinate clause" Quotes from Famous Books



... main verb of the sentence on a minor action while expressing the principal action in a subordinate clause. This is a violation of emphasis. For example, "Fatally burned by an explosion in his laundry, Hing Lee was taken to the hospital." Naturally he would be taken to the hospital, but why put the emphasis of the ...
— Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence - A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of - Newspaper Writing • Grant Milnor Hyde



Words linked to "Subordinate clause" :   descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clause, restrictive clause, complex sentence, clause



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