a structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb
Written stipulations used by insurance companies for the purpose of modifying, limiting, extending or clarifying insurance coverages, granted thereunder to make the printed policy form adaptable to all the kinds of circumstances and needs of the insuring public
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
clauses
Turkish pronunciation
klôzız
Pronunciation
/ˈklôzəz/ /ˈklɔːzəz/
Etymology
[ 'kloz ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin clausa close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, feminine of clausus, past participle of claudere to close; more at CLOSE.