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principal clause
noun
- the main clause.
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The principal clause in his will was expressed in these terms:—“Let the people of Rome inherit all my fortunes.”
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The independent part of the sentence is called a principal clause, and the dependent part is called a subordinate clause.
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A complex sentence contains one principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
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This really amounts to the conclusion, or principal clause, in a sentence, of which the condition is omitted.
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A subordinate or dependent clause is one which makes a statement depending upon or modifying some word in the principal clause.
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