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Subordinate 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

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
dependent clause
plural
Subordinate Clauses
possessive
Subordinate Clause's
pluralpossessive
Subordinate Clauses'