main clause

noun

Meaning

(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

coordinate clause(English)clause(English)subject clause(English)noun clause(English)subordinate clause(English)objective clause(English)complex sentence(English)object clause(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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