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Noun Concept
Categories: Clauses, Articles with short description, English grammar
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subordinate clause  dependent clause  adjectival clause  adjective clause  dependent clauses
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A subordinate clause, dependent clause, subclause, or embedded clause is a clause that is embedded within a complex sentence. Wikipedia
Grammar term: type of clause that cannot stand alone but serves as a clause element for another clause instead, usually introduced by a subordinator Wikidata
A subordinate clause. Wiktionary
A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence. Wiktionary
A clause that cannot stand alone. Wiktionary (translation)
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"If they live long enough" in "If they live long enough, Samuel and Milady will visit all the countries in the world." is a subordinate clause. Wiktionary