| 单词 | dependent clause |
| 释义 | dependent clause (once / 80404 pages) n WORD FAMILY dependent clause: dependent clauses USAGE EXAMPLESWe’re looking the expert in the face for the independent clause, but for the dependent clause we’re suddenly staring into his ear. New York Times(Feb 28, 2014) But it is the dependent clause in Rivers’s assessment that should resonate as they prepare for their second-round opponent. New York Times(May 05, 2013) After a campaign where no fact, poll, or dependent clause was beyond debate, we’re going to start getting actual votes. Slate(Nov 05, 2012) n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper subordinate clause restrictive clause a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies descriptive clause, nonrestrictive clausea subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
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