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

It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

You will see that the pronoun who is written on the subject line of the dependent clause.

From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Alonzo Reed

The dependent clause, introduced by that, is equivalent to a noun, and is the +Object Complement+ of believe.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg