Subordinate Clause
nounid
135282·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dependent clause
- plural
- Subordinate Clauses
- possessive
- Subordinate Clause's
- pluralpossessive
- Subordinate Clauses'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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 adverbDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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