On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:10:28 -0700, in talk.politics.guns Just
Wondering <JW@me.com> wrote:
>https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-clause-grammar-1689850
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>"A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
>It may be either a complete sentence (also known as an independent or
>main clause) or a sentence-like construction within another sentence
>(called a dependent or subordinate clause). When clauses are joined so
>that one modifies another, they are called matrix clauses.
>
>Independent: Charlie bought a '57 Thunderbird.
>
>Dependent: Because he loved classic cars "
>
>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clause
>
>"clause noun \?kl?z \ Definition of clause
>1 : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning
>as a member of a complex (see complex entry 2 sense 1b(2)) or compound
>(see compound entry 2 sense 3b) sentence The sentence "When it rained
>they went inside" consists of two clauses: "when it rained" and "they
>went inside." "
>
>By those definitions, the statement at issue is a clause.
Oh, JW... you are like shooting fish in a bucket! The stuff you
pasted is right; too bad you didn't read it!
"When it rained..." is obviously a dependent clause; it has a noun
subject and a verb.
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