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verbless clauses

verbless clauses is the plural of verbless clause.

Meaning of verbless clause

Noun

verbless clause (plural verbless clauses)

  1. A clauselike structure that lacks an explicit verb, typically implying a form of the verb be, recoverable from context, often functioning adverbially or independently as elliptical fragments.

Questions about verbless clauses

What is verbless clauses the plural of?
Verbless clauses is the plural of verbless clause.

Words near verbless clauses in the dictionary

  1. verbizing
  2. Verble
  3. Verbles
  4. verbless
  5. verbless clause
  6. verbless clauses
  7. verblessly
  8. verblessness
  9. verblike
  10. verbness
  11. verbnoun

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