main clause
A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at…A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
» Please put a comma between the two main clauses.
Ich bitte dich, zwischen beide Hauptsätze ein Komma zu setzen. — al_ex_an_der
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1 sensesA clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
Hauptsatz
гла́вное предложе́ниеglávnoje predložénije
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
Examples
3 sentencesPlease put a comma between the two main clauses.
deIch bitte dich, zwischen beide Hauptsätze ein Komma zu setzen. — al_ex_an_der
A conjunction is a word that connects a subordinate clause to a main clause.
A subordinating clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information to the main clause.
Translations
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Forms
plural: main clauses| Singular | main clause |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence:independent clause