Meaning | 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 / adjective or adverb / adverb. |
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Synonym | dependent clause |
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Part of | complex sentence | A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause |
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Narrower | nonrestrictive clause, descriptive clause | A subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning / meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
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restrictive clause | A subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning / meaning of the noun phrase it modifies |
Broader | clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
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Spanish | oración subordinada |
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Catalan | oració subordinada |
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