Subordinate+sentence

  • 31loose sentence — loose′ sen′tence n. gram. pro rht a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers Compare periodic sentence • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 32simple sentence — noun a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses • Hypernyms: ↑sentence …

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  • 33loose sentence — noun Date: circa 1890 a sentence in which the principal clause comes first and subordinate modifiers or trailing elements follow …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34periodic sentence — noun Date: circa 1928 a usually complex sentence that has no subordinate or trailing elements following its principal clause (as in “yesterday while I was walking down the street, I saw him”) …

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  • 35complex sentence — noun a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 37Converb — In theoretical linguistics, a converb is a non finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination, i.e. notions like when , because , after , while . Converbs are differentiated from coverbs, which are verbs in complex predicates in… …

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  • 38Subordinative — Sub*or di*na*tive, a. Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative conjunction. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Arabela language — Arabela redirects here. For the television series, see Arabela (TV series). Arabela Tapweyokwaka Spoken in  Peru …

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  • 40clause — n. 1. Subordinate sentence, sentential term. 2. Article, provision, proviso, condition, stipulation …

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