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单词 main clause
释义

main clause


noun Grammar.

a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
Also called in·de·pend·ent clause .
Compare subordinate clause.

Words nearby main clause

main, Mainbocher, main body, main brace, main chance, main clause, main course, main deck, main diagonal, main drag, Maine
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British Dictionary definitions for main clause

main clause

noun

grammar a clause that can stand alone as a sentenceCompare subordinate clause
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