subordinate clause

1. A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).

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   прида́точное предложе́ниеpridátočnoje predložénije

   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

1. According to some experts the spoken language uses few subordinate clauses.

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2. A conjunction is a word that connects a subordinate clause to a main clause.

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3. A subordinating clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information to the main clause.

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4. In Yiddish, unlike German, subordinate clauses retain the verb-second word order.

   deAnders als im Deutschen steht im Jiddischen auch in Nebensätzen das Verb an zweiter Stelle.

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5. "The sentence has got too long again." "Then just take out a few of the subordinate clauses."

   de„Der Satz ist schon wieder etwas lang geraten.“ – „Dann nimm doch ein paar der Nebensätze heraus.“

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