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main clauses

main clauses is the plural of main clause.

Meaning of main clause

Noun

main clause (plural main clauses)

  1. A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

Questions about main clauses

What is main clauses the plural of?
Main clauses is the plural of main clause.

Words near main clauses in the dictionary

  1. main chance
  2. main character
  3. main character syndrome
  4. main characters
  5. main clause
  6. main clauses
  7. main contractor
  8. main contractors
  9. main course
  10. main courses
  11. main curtain

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