dependent clause

British  

noun

1. grammar another term for subordinate clause

---

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.)

---

Example Sentences

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 Webster, Noah

When a sentence is introduced by a participial phrase or a dependent clause it is in part or wholly periodic.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

Commas are used in complex sentences to separate the dependent clause from the rest of the sentence.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.