main clauses

A form of main clause — A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of main clause
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APA

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“main clauses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20clauses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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