superordinate clause
superordinate clause · superordinate clauses
The main or matrix clause in a sentence that contains one or more subordinate clauses,…The main or matrix clause in a sentence that contains one or more subordinate clauses, serving as the primary structure to which dependent clauses attach.
Meaning
1 sensesThe main or matrix clause in a sentence that contains one or more subordinate clauses, serving as the primary structure to which dependent clauses attach.
Forms
plural: superordinate clauses| Singular | superordinate clause |
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