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loose sentence

loose sen·tence
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loos sen-tns]
    • /lus ˈsɛn tns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loos sen-tns]
    • /lus ˈsɛn tns/

Definitions of loose sentence words

  • noun loose sentence a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers. 1
  • noun loose sentence a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, come first, followed by subordinate parts, modifiers, etc., as in some complex sentences 0
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Origin of loose sentence

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Loose sentence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Loose sentence

loose sentence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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