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单词 clause
释义

clausenoun [ C ]

uk/klɔːz/us/klɑːz/

clause noun [ C ] (LEGAL DOCUMENT)

law a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement):

They have added/deleted/amended a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons.
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section.

More examples

  • There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking.
  • The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request .
  • He pointed to the clause about payment.

clause noun [ C ] (GRAMMAR)

B2 specialized language a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb:

In the sentence "I can't cook very well but I make quite good pancakes", both "I can't cook very well" and "I make good pancakes" are main/independent clauses (= they are of equal importance and could each exist as a separate sentence).
In the sentence "I'll get you some stamps if I go to town", "if I go to town" is a subordinate/dependent clause (= it is not as important as the main part of the sentence and could not exist as a separate sentence).

More examples

  • In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.
  • The sentence 'Although he's quiet, he's not shy' begins with a concessive clause.
  • A sentence might consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, linked by a conjunction.
  • In English, a conditional clause usually begins with 'if'.
  • Students learn how to identify different clauses within a complex sentence.
  • In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.

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Linguistics: sentences & expressions

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  • cliché
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  • coin
  • compound sentence
  • concessive clause
  • declarative sentence
  • expression
  • figure of speech
  • fronting
  • mission statement
  • nugget
  • phrasing
  • proverb
  • refrain
  • relative clause
  • simple sentence
  • tail
  • the operative word idiom
  • war cry

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