Definition that contains subordinate clause
- subordinating serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
- simple sentence a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
- complex sentence a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
- nonrestrictive clause a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
- subordinative serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
- periodic sentence a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
- descriptive clause a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
- restrictive clause a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
- loose sentence a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows