subordinate clause
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/səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt klɔz/
/sʌˈbɔːdɪnət klɔːz/
GeneralLinguistics
- 1 yan cümle, bağımlı cümle countable
Definition (English)
A clause that begins with words like "because", "although" or "when" and depends on the main clause.
Example Sentences
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In "She left because she was tired", "because she was tired" is the subordinate clause."She left because she was tired" cümlesinde "because she was tired" yan cümledir.
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A subordinate clause cannot be a sentence by itself.Yan cümle tek başına bir cümle olamaz.