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Main Clause

nounid 91691·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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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
independent clause
plural
Main Clauses
possessive
Main Clause's
pluralpossessive
Main 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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