Examples of 'main clause' in a sentence

Meaning of "main clause"

Main clause refers to a grammatical unit that can stand alone as a complete sentence and expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate. In English grammar, a main clause is also known as an independent clause
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  • A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

How to use "main clause" in a sentence

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The main clause is the expectation of achievement.
Dependent clauses are before the main clause.
It relies on a main clause to give it meaning.
There will be inversion in the main clause.
The main clause must be adjusted.
A subordinate clause always depends on a main clause.
Contrast with main clause and coordinate clause.
A relative clause is depended on a main clause.
See also main clause and subordinate clause.
The conditional clause and the main clause.
Main clause and subordinate clause.
Also known as the main clause.
The main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
To separate subordinate clauses from the main clause.
Contrast this with a main clause and coordinate clause.

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Joins a subordinate clause to a main clause.
The action in the main clause is emphasized by were to in the if clause.
Look at the additions to the main clause below.
The main clause usually.
Are you familiar with their main clause.
They contain a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
Such clauses can precede or follow the main clause.
The subordinate clause is a part of the main clause in a purely syntactic complementation.
The dependent clause serves as the subject of the main clause.
Subordinating conjunctions connect a main clause with a subordinate clause.
Subordinating conjunctions are used to join a subordinate dependent clause to a main clause.
But does not belong to the main clause of the sentence.
A main clause is an independent clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.
This is the main clause.
A comma is needed when a time clause is put before the main clause.
It is a main clause.
It shows the purpose for the action in the main clause.
Aimed negation in the main clause or subordinate clause?
Place clauses define the location of the object of the main clause.
But the subject of the main clause is " the stalled car.
A purpose clause expresses the reason or goal of the action of the main clause.
The above sentence consists of a main clause and a sub clause.
Relative pronouns are defined as words that attach a subordinate clause to the main clause.
An independent clause can also be called main clause or principal clauses.
Each main clause can only have one primary-form verb.
Indicates an action that happens long before the action in the main clause.
Manner, sets out how the main clause was carried out.
The future perfect usually occurs with the active voice in the main clause.
Typically, it is the head noun in the main clause that is reduced or missing.
In particular, it refers to a noun or nominal phrase of the main clause.
Its main clause stated, The Army is subject to the authority of the Cabinet.
This clause describes the action or condition that makes the main clause true.
But if the main clause comes first, no comma is required,.
The If clause usually comes before the main clause.
A main clause can stand alone, i.e. it can constitute a complete sentence by itself.

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