SUBORDINATE CLAUSE


Meaning of SUBORDINATE CLAUSE in English

(also deˌpendent ˈclause ) noun

( grammar ) a group of words that is not a sentence but adds information to the main part of a sentence, for example when it rang in She answered the phone when it rang .

—compare coordinate clause , main clause

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.