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independent clause
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independent clause
noun
(in-de-pend-ent clause)
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Synonyms:
main clause,
Words Related to
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complex sentence
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main clause
,
compound sentence
,
relative clause
,
simple sentence
,
dependent clause
,
noun phrase
,
verb phrase
,
function word
,
content word
,
epanadiplosis
,
parelcon
,
word form
,
verbify
,
major form class
,
reflexive verb
,
subjunction
,
adnominal
,
anthimeria
,
common noun
,
antimetathesis
,
tagmeme
,
direct object
,
verbal noun
,
rhematic
,
nounize
,
adnoun
,
demonstrative pronoun
,
subject case
,
interadditive
,
relative pronoun
,
verb
,
prepositional phrase
,
adposition
,
indefinite pronoun
,
concrete noun
,
prepositive
,
modal auxiliary
,
objective case
,
orthotone
,
present participle
,
set phrase
,
formal language
,
apocope
,
anacoluthon
,
grammatical case
,
nominalize
,
imparisyllabic
,
brachyology
,
auxiliary verb
,
parisyllabic
,
phrasal verb
,
homoioptoton
,
nominative case
,
postpose
,
language unit
,
interpunction
,
figure of speech
,
epanalepsis
,
predeterminer
,
active voice
,
extradictionary
,
commatic
,
genitival
,
accusative case
,
phrase
,
paragoge
,
anacoluthia
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grammatication
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ecthlipsis
,
apocopation
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sentence
,
intrasentential
,
reciprocal pronoun
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adverb
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direct speech
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parathesis
,
laconism
,
antepenultima
,
genitive case
,
heteroclitic
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aptote
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comitative
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metaplasm
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grammatical category
,
adverbiality
,
syllabism
,
pluriliteral
,
subordinate clause
,
count noun
,
prepositionally
,
indicative mood
,
gerundial
,
apocopate
,
rhopalic
,
paronym
,
hysteron proteron
,
noun
,
verbarium
,
independent clause
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