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What is a Subordinate Clause

Definition: 

A subordinate clause is a clause that is embedded as a constituent of a matrix sentence and that functions like a noun, adjective, or adverb in the resultant complex sentence

Kinds: 

See Also: 

Matrix Sentence Noun Adjective Adverb (Linguistics) Complex Sentence

Source: 

Hartmann and Stork 1972

76, 224

243

Thompson and Longacre 1985

172

Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985

44, 719, 991

Mish 1991

1175

Crystal 1980

106, 129

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

LinguaLinks Ordering Information Glossary Hierarchy
  • Constituent
  • Construction
  • Clause
  • Subordinate Clause
  • Adverbial Clause

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