English
Pronunciation
IPA|/kl��z/
audio|en-us-clause.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��z|-��z
Homophones
claws
Noun
en-noun
- colloquial A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.
- grammar A word or group of words ordinarily consisting of a subject and a predicate. In some languages and types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly. One clause may be coordinated with or embedded in another within a single sentence.
- law A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
Usage notes
; Examples of a grammatical dependent clause
:(e.g. When it got dark, they went back into the house, "When it got dark" is the clause within the complete sentence) The conjuction when begins the main clause (when it got dark, .." ; however, the pronoun it lacks a declared subject causing the reader to expect a subordinate clause to complete the idea.
Derived terms
;types of grammatical clauses
adjective clause
adverbial clause
appositive clause
concessive clause
comment clause
comparative clause
coordinate clause
defining relative clause
dependent clause or subordinate clause (synonyms)
independent clause or main clause or superordinate clause (synonyms)
finite clause
if clause or conditional mood or conditional clause (synonyms)
nondefining relative clause
non-finite clause
noun clause or nominal clause (synonyms)
relative clause
restrictive clause
verbless clause
;grammatical terms
clause element
clause function
subclause
Translations
trans-top|(colloquial) a group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate
Finnish: lause
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Japanese: � (��, setsu)
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trans-top|(grammar) a word or group of words ordinarily consisting of a subject and a predicate
Finnish: lause
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Japanese: � (��, setsu)
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trans-top|a separate part of a contract
Finnish: lauseke, sopimuskohta
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trans-top|Translations to be categorized
ttbc|German: Nebensatz m (1), Klausel f (2)
ttbc|Hebrew: סע�ף (sa'yf) m (3)
ttbc|Interlingua: clausa
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ttbc|Portuguese: oração f (2), cláusula f (3)
ttbc|Spanish: oración f
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Category:Grammar
ar:clause
et:clause
fr:clause
io:clause
id:clause
it:clause
hu:clause
nl:clause
pl:clause
ru:clause
simple:clause
te:clause
vi:clause
tr:clause
zh:clause
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