principal clause

noun

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Thus we have the following definitions: A simple sentence contains one principal clause.

A complex sentence contains one principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

It usually has an introductory word to distinguish it from a principal clause.

Motor wagons are economical is a principal clause.

Department stores of all large cities are acquiring them is also a principal clause.

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