subordinate clause

sub·or·di·nate clause

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it klawz]
- /adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt klɔz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it klawz]
- /adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt klɔz/

Definitions of subordinate clause words

noun subordinate clause a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived. 1
noun subordinate clause grammatically dependent phrase 1
countable noun subordinate clause A subordinate clause is a clause in a sentence which adds to or completes the information given in the main clause. It cannot usually stand alone as a sentence. Compare main clause. 0
noun subordinate clause a clause with an adjectival, adverbial, or nominal function, rather than one that functions as a separate sentence in its own right 0
noun subordinate clause dependent clause 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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