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Independent Clause

nounid 76621·updated May 18, 2026
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a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
main clause
plural
Independent Clauses
possessive
Independent Clause's
pluralpossessive
Independent Clauses'

Framework definitions

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a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

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