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MAIN CLAUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does main clause mean?
• MAIN CLAUSE (noun)
The noun MAIN CLAUSE has 1 sense:
1. a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Familiarity information: MAIN CLAUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
independent clause; main clause
Hypernyms ("main clause" is a kind of...):
clause ((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence)
Holonyms ("main clause" is a part of...):
complex sentence (a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause)
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