main clause

noun

, Grammar.

1. 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.

main clause

noun

1. grammar a clause that can stand alone as a sentence Compare subordinate clause

Example Sentences

On this roll, the subordinate clauses are attributes of one of the elements of the main clause (relative clauses).

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Do not attach to a main clause by means of and, a word, phrase, or clause which you intend shall be subordinate.

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Rescue this main idea, express it in the main clause, and if possible subordinate the rest of the sentence to it.

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An adverbial clause which precedes a main clause is usually set off by a comma.

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They have, therefore, a logical dependence on the main clause.

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