subordinate clause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

subordinate clause subordinate clauses

Derived words

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