dependent clause

British  

noun

1. grammar another term for subordinate clause

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dependent clause Cultural  

1. A clause that does not stand alone as a sentence but depends on another clause to complete its meaning: “When I get my braces off, I will be very happy.” Dependent clauses are also known as subordinate clauses. (Compare independent clause.)

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dependent clause

Or you can combine the shorter sentences into a complex sentence with a dependent clause, as in the second example.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

Perhaps knowing the difference between a main clause and a dependent clause doesn’t matter so much so long as you can intuit the difference.

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2017

The day spoken of is identified only by the dependent clause, which is therefore restrictive.

From A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition by James, Juliet Helena Lumbard

Write five sentences in which will is used in an independent clause, and five in which will is used in a dependent clause.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

After a verb of wishing, the subjunctive is regularly used in the dependent clause.

From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt