The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #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
subordinate clause
| WordNet: subordinate clause |
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 | complex sentence (Grammar) |
| dependent clause |
| subordination (Grammar) |
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 | Which of the following sentence structures needs at least one independent clause and one subordinate clause? |
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Mentioned in
- complex sentence (Grammar)
- dependent clause
- subordination (Grammar)
- nonrestrictive
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