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| complex sentence |
a sentence composed of a main or independent clause and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses, such as "This is an independent clause, whereas this is a dependent clause". |
| compound sentence |
a sentence composed of two or more independent clauses, which are usu. linked by a conjunction, such as "The sky darkened and the wind howled". |
| dependent clause |
a clause that is syntactically not a complete sentence and is used typically as an attachment to an independent clause. A dependent clause adds additional meaning to the independent clause and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. |
| main clause |
in grammar, esp. in a sentence that contains more than one clause, a clause that can function by itself as a sentence; independent clause. |
| relative |
in grammar, denoting or pertaining to a dependent clause or a word that introduces it, as in "She feared anyone whom she didn't understand," in which "whom" is a relative pronoun and "whom she didn't understand" is a relative clause. [1/6 definitions] |
| relative clause |
in grammar, a dependent clause that modifies the word or word group that precedes it, such as "who lives in that house" in "I know the man who lives in that house." |
| semicolon |
a punctuation mark (;) used to separate independent clauses within a sentence, indicating a less distinct break than that marked by a period, or used to separate clauses or phrases containing commas. |
| subordinate |
in grammar, of, pertaining to, or being a modifying or dependent clause. [1/7 definitions] |
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