n. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
词态变化
复数形式:clauses
常见例句
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the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses n
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capable of producing a certain effect n a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations n a substance that exerts some force or effect n a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission n any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau n the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. conj
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a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
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The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition
