principal clause
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Complex; a sentence consisting of one principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses; as, The man that I saw is tall.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
This really amounts to the conclusion, or principal clause, in a sentence, of which the condition is omitted.
From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt
How could a predicate become associated with its subject, or a principal clause with its subordinate clause, if they were in separate consciousnesses, and how could the conclusion be drawn from them?
From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf
What is the difference between a principal clause and a subordinate clause?
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
In dependent clauses which are introduced by that, expressed or understood, the auxiliary should be used which would be proper if the dependent clause were a principal clause.
From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas
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