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subordinate clause

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
sub-or-di-nate -clause
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

Inflected Forms

subordinate clauses (plural)

Derived Forms

subclause

Frequently Paired Words

main clause independent clause

Synonyms

dependent clause embedded clause

Questions

What does subordinate clause mean?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

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