INDEPENDENT CLAUSE


Meaning of INDEPENDENT CLAUSE in English

ˌindependent ˈclause BrE AmE 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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.