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• Dependent clause — In linguistics, a dependent clause (sometimes called a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of …   Wikipedia

• dependent clause — n. Gram. a clause that cannot function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself but has a nominal, adjectival, or adverbial function within a larger sentence; subordinate clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.): distinguished from… …   Universalium

• dependent clause — придаточный предложение …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• dependent clause — Лингвистика: зависимое предложение, подчинённое предложение, придаточное предложение …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• dependent — 1> иждивенец; нахлебник 2> подчиненный 3> ист. вассал 4> зависимый, зависящий, обусловленный Ex: dependent variable мат. зависимое переменное Ex: dependent on the weather зависящий от погоды Ex: it is dependent upon personal taste это дело вкуса… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• Clause — For other uses, see Clause (disambiguation). In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition[1]. In some languages it may be a pair or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate,… …   Wikipedia



• Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic.       For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table ( …   Universalium

• Dependent and independent verb forms — In the Goidelic languages, dependent and independent verb forms are distinct verb forms; each tense of each verb exists in both forms. Verbs are often preceded by a particle which marks negation, or a question, or has some other force. The… …   Wikipedia

• Dependent statement — In grammar, a dependent statement is a statement converted into a noun clause, normally, in English, by the addition of that at the beginning, and made dependent on another clause (e.g. as subject or object). For example, the statement I had… …   Wikipedia

• clause — 1. noun /klɔːz/ a) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for… …   Wiktionary