#clause (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
supertype: #grammatical_construction__grammaticalconstruction__construction__expression a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
part of: #sentence
subtype: #main_clause__independent_clause__independentclause a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
subtype: #subordinate_clause__subordinateclause__dependent_clause__dependentclause 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
subtype: #restrictive_clause__restrictiveclause a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
subtype: #nonrestrictive_clause__descriptive_clause__descriptiveclause a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
subtype: #relative_clause a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'"
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