Subordinate+sentence
21Cleft sentence — A cleft sentence is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence. Clefts typically put a particular constituent into focus. This focusing is often accompanied …
22periodic sentence — noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause • Hypernyms: ↑complex sentence * * * noun : a usually complex sentence in which the principal clause comes last or which has no subordinate or… …
23complex sentence — noun a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause • Hypernyms: ↑sentence • Hyponyms: ↑loose sentence, ↑periodic sentence • Part Meronyms: ↑main clause, ↑independent clause, ↑ …
24Complex sentence — A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Examples I ate the meal that you cooked. (I ate the meal is an independent clause and that you cooked is a relative clause.) I enjoyed the apple pie… …
25Conditional sentence — For the non custodial punishment for a crime in Canada, see conditional sentence (Canada). In grammar, conditional sentences are sentences discussing factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences. Languages use a variety… …
26Complex-compound sentence — A complex compound sentence or compound complex sentence is a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses (also known as subordinate clauses). Example The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who knew he… …
27Pro-sentence — A pro sentence is a function word or expression that substitutes for a whole sentence whose content is recoverable from the context. Pro sentences are a kind of pro forms and are therefore anaphoric.In English, yes , no , okay and amen are common …
28loose sentence — n. a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, come first, followed by subordinate parts, modifiers, etc., as in some complex sentences: cf. PERIODIC SENTENCE …
29periodic sentence — n. a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, are withheld until the end or separated as by modifiers or subordinate clauses (Ex.: stock prices, as he had warned, had collapsed): cf. LOOSE SENTENCE …
30loose sentence — a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers. Cf. periodic sentence. [1890 95] * * * …
