subordinate clause

su·bor·di·nateclause

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noun

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb

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subordinate clause
dependent clause

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noun
singular	subordinate clause
plural	subordinate clauses

Nearby words

suborder Tyranni suborder Xenarthra suborder Zygoptera subordinate subordinateness subordinate conjunction subordinate word subordinating subordinating conjunction subordination

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