Dependent Clause
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- subordinate clause
- plural
- Dependent Clauses
- possessive
- Dependent Clause's
- pluralpossessive
- Dependent Clauses'