Definition that contains main clause
- subordinating serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
- subordinative serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
- coordinate clause a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function
- loose sentence a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
- complex sentence a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
- periodic sentence a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause