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Symbolic objects > Clauses > Main clauses

Preferred term

669Main clauses  

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Independent clauses

Scope note

  • A main clause must contain a subject and a verb as well as express a complete thought. A main clause is the essential component of syntax and of language. Without a main clause, a group of words is a fragment, a major error in writing and in speech acts.

Source

  • Κλαίρης & Μπαμπινιώτης 2005
  • Τριανταφυλλίδης 1977
  • Τσολάκης 1983
  • Τσοπανάκης 1998

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Karasimos Athanasios (AA)

Notation

  • 669

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