clause
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
Other meanings
A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause
Related words
- content clause
- clause element
- clause function
- subclause
- clausal
- Mother Hubbard clause
- acceleration clause
- attestation clause
- break clause
- choice of forum clause
- cognovit clause
- conscience clause
Word history
From Latin "clausus".
Where this comes from
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