A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent clause; otherwise, it is dependent
(Can we clean up() this sense?) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes
In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses. see also main clause, relative clause, subordinate clause. commerce clause establishment clause establishment of religion clause grandfather clause
(setning): a group of phrases, usually centred around a verb The valency of the verb decides how many clause elements need to be present Clauses can be main clauses or subordinate clauses , and they can be finite or non-finite Usually, a finite clause contains at least a subject in addition to the verb A main clause can be a complete sentence, or clauses can combine to form complex or compound sentences
A clause is a section of a legal document. He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. a complaint alleging a breach of clause 4 of the code
A group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a finite verb A clause forms a sentence or part of a sentence and often functions as a noun, adjective or adverb [See Richards, J C , Platt, J & Platt, H (1992)]
A word or group of words ordinarily consisting of a subject and a predicate. In some languages and types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly. One clause may be coordinated with or embedded in another within a single sentence
A group of words containing both a subject and a predicate Independent Clause example: The hobo passed through town unnoticed Dependent Clause example: As the hobo passed through town
A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes
(klor-z) A clause is a group of words that may stand alone as a simple sentence in their own right, or it may form part of a longer, more complex sentence
A clause is a group of words that expresses an event (she drank some water) or a situation (she was thirsty/she wanted a drink) It usually contains a subject (she in the examples) and verb (drank/was/wanted)
A clause is a key grammatical structure Clauses are formed when a noun or noun phrase is linked with a verb; because of this, clauses always manage to tell what something (the subject - usually a noun or pronoun) is doing or being (the verb) That crazy guy hit his friend hard
A Clause is a conjunct Formula for a Propositional Theory It is a disjunction of one or more Literals It is represented by a list of Positive Propositions, a list of Negative Propositions and a Volatile flag
A clause is a logical formula in conjunctive normal form, which has the schema: or, equivalently, where and are atoms Clocksin and Mellish [CM81, Appendix B] give a Prolog program to convert arbitrary first-order formulae into clausal form