main clause

1. 1.

   a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

   Synonymsindependent clause

   Broaderclause

   Part ofcomplex sentence

Questions about main clause

What does main clause mean?

main clause means "a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence".

What is another word for main clause?

Close synonyms include independent clause. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is main clause a common word?

main clause is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.