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main clause
noun
()
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Synonyms:
independent clause,
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independent clause
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relative clause
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complex sentence
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verb phrase
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noun phrase
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compound sentence
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dependent clause
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function word
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simple sentence
,
content word
,
verbal noun
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parelcon
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epanadiplosis
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reflexive verb
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verbify
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anthimeria
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word form
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direct object
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indefinite pronoun
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common noun
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subjunction
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major form class
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demonstrative pronoun
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rhematic
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tagmeme
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modal auxiliary
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relative pronoun
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adnominal
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anacoluthon
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adposition
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nounize
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present participle
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interadditive
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concrete noun
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subject case
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objective case
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antimetathesis
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nominalize
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adnoun
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verb
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formal language
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set phrase
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grammatical case
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language unit
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figure of speech
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epanalepsis
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active voice
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prepositional phrase
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anacoluthia
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nominative case
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prepositive
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extradictionary
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modificative
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reciprocal pronoun
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orthotone
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postpose
,
grammatication
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accusative case
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genitival
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predeterminer
,
apocope
,
homoioptoton
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auxiliary verb
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phrase
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parathesis
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grammatical category
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interpunction
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imparisyllabic
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genitive case
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comitative
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brachyology
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indicative mood
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alpha privative
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phrasal verb
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parisyllabic
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tagmemics
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indirect object
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commatic
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paronym
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syncategorematic
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heteroclitic
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give voice
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hysteron proteron
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abessive
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metaplasm
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apocopation
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count noun
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direct speech
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rhetorical device
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laconism
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aptote
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ecthlipsis
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paragoge
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grammatical relation
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syllabism
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prepositionally
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nounal
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heterophemy
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mass noun
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pluriliteral
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main clause
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