main clause

main clause

noun Grammar.
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
Also called in·de·pend·ent clause.
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Main clause is always a great word to know.
So is en dash. Does it mean:
a dash one em long.
a dash one en long.
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main clause
 
n
grammar Compare subordinate clause a clause that can stand alone as a sentence

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