Independent clause

Synonyms for "independent clause" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
complete sentencefull clausenondependent

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
self containedsentence likesimple sentencestandalonestandalone clause

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
clausegrammatical unitlanguage unitmain unitsentencesentence elementsyntactic unitsyntax unit

More specific

6 entries
declarative clauseexclamatory clauseimperative clauseinterrogative clausemain declarative clausemain interrogative clause

Collocations

8 entries
combine independent clauseidentify independent clauseindependent clause exampleindependent clause markerindependent clause practiceindependent clause sentenceindependent clause worksheetjoin independent clauses

Inflections

3 entries
independent clausesmore independentmost independent

Derivations

5 entries
independenceindependentindependentlymain clauseself contained