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main clause
noun
A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
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The main clause contains a compound predicate.
To the contrary, absolute clauses typically provide a causal or temporal context for the main clause.
When a modifying phrase precedes the main clause of a sentence, the person or thing being described should come right after that phrase.
It consists in a long string of subordinate clauses and parenthetical phrases - but there is no main clause and no periods.
Generally use a comma to separate introductory phrases from the main clause (in this case, we needed one after the title).
And in the third, too much information is wedged midsentence between the dashes, causing a reader to lose track of the main clause.
The whole first clause — technically the main clause — of this 52-word sentence was just a glance back at the preceding paragraphs.
"Some" is supposed to be the subject of the main clause, but it makes no sense to say "some alienated many of her supporters".
Nonfinite verbs do not carry g-n-p markers, and they head subordinate clauses that precede the main clause in a complex sentence.
The main clause flows logically from the absolute clause: "Because Caesar commands the earth, I fear neither civil war nor death by violence".
These scenes are written in recognition and praise of the subjunctive mood: they celebrate uncertainty, being in two minds, and being excluded from the main clause.
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