English Explanatory Dictionary

main clause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-main clause.wav

Word forms

main clause main clauses

Synonyms

coordinate clause independent clause
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