independent clause
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌindependent ˈclause noun [countable] technical SLGa clause which can make a sentence by itself, for example ‘she went home’ in the sentence ‘She went home because she was tired.’ 独立从句〔即能独立成句的从句，如She went home because she was tired中的she went home〕 SYN main clause
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independent clause• Frye wrote the words independent clause and subordinate clause on the board.ˌindependent ˈclause nounChineseSyllable
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independent clause
ˌindependent ˈclause
noun [countable] technical
a clause which can make a sentence by itself, for example ‘she went home’ in the sentence ‘She went home because she was tired.’
SYN main clause
ˌindependent ˈclause
noun [countable] technicala clause which can make a sentence by itself, for example ‘she went home’ in the sentence ‘She went home because she was tired.’
SYN main clause