main clause
noun Grammar.
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
Also called
in·de·pend·ent clause.
Compare
subordinate clause.
Words nearby main clause
maimonides,
main,
main body,
main brace,
main chance,
main clause,
main course,
main deck,
main diagonal,
main drag,
main entry
British Dictionary definitions for independent clause (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for independent clause (2 of 2)
Cultural definitions for independent clause
independent clause
A clause that can stand alone as a sentence. The following sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by but: “The farmers complained of the low price of food, but the office workers did not complain.” (Compare dependent clause.)