main clause

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyn klawz]
- /meɪn klɔz/
- /meɪn klɔːz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn klawz]
- /meɪn klɔz/

Definitions of main clause words

noun main clause 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. 1
noun main clause grammatically independent phrase 1
countable noun main clause A main clause is a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence. Compare subordinate clause. 0
noun main clause a clause that can stand alone as a sentence 0
noun main clause independent clause 0
noun main clause (grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb. 0

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Parts of speech for Main clause

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Main clause

main clause popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% 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.

main clause usage trend in Literature

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