| 单词 | subordinate clause |
| 释义 | > as lemmassubordinate clause subordinate clause n. Grammar a clause that is dependent on a main clause in a sentence and is typically introduced by a conjunction or relative pronoun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > clause > other specific types of clause clausulec1449 protasis1588 illative1604 apodosisa1638 incident proposition1725 subordinate clause1809 subclause1823 adjective clause1834 subject clause1840 nominative absolute1843 that-clause1845 head clause1915 contact-clause1927 content clause1927 wh-clause1957 1809 A. Crombie Treat. Etymol. & Syntax (ed. 2) iii. ii. 379 These form the subjects of the two subordinate clauses. 1857 J. W. Gibbs Philol. Stud. 117 The more ancient languages had participials, where the more modern have subordinate clauses. 1915 J. W. Jones Study of Eng. II. 37 ‘You will learn all other subjects more easily’ is the Principal Sentence, and ‘If you are strong in language’ is the Subordinate Clause modifying ‘will learn’. 1977 Listener 10 Nov. 624/4 Lots of subordinate clauses can make life very difficult for the reader-aloud. 2010 J. Casagrande It was Best of Sentences, it was Worst of Sentences 170 A sentence that contains at least one subordinate clause is called a complex sentence. < as lemmas |
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