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11subordinate clauses — ◊ GRAMMAR A subordinate clause is a clause which adds to or completes the information given in a main clause. Most subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction such as because , if , or that . Many subordinate clauses are adverbial… …
12sentence fragment — noun an incomplete sentence; a phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence. It is usually caused by the failure to include a subject and a verb in a sentence or as the… …
13subordinate — 1. adjective a) Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. In the sentence, “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”. b) Submissive… …
14subordinate — adj., n., & v. adj. (usu. foll. by to) of inferior importance or rank; secondary, subservient. n. a person working under another s control or orders. v.tr. (usu. foll. by to) 1 make subordinate; treat or regard as of minor importance. 2 make… …
15subordinate clause — Gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she …
16subordinate clause — noun A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence. Syn: dependent clause See Also: independent clause, relative clause …
17subordinate clause — subor′dinate clause′ n. gram. a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the… …
18subordinate clause — /səbɔdənət ˈklɔz/ (say suhbawduhnuht klawz) noun Grammar a clause that modifies and is dependent upon a main clause, as when I came in the sentence They were glad when I came …
19German sentence structure — is somewhat more complex than that of many other European languages, with phrases regularly inverted for both questions and subordinate phrases. Main Sentence If a verb has a separable prefix, this prefix is moved to the end of the sentence.: Ich …
20loose sentence — noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows • Hypernyms: ↑complex sentence * * * noun : a usually complex sentence in which the principal clause comes first and the latter part of which contains …
