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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1871 COCA: 6415

clause noun [ C ] LEGAL DOCUMENT

law a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement)(法律文件的)条款,款项

They have added/deleted/amended a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons.他们在合同中增加/删除/修改了一项条款,该条款称公司可以因为经济原因裁减人员。
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section.宪法第四条被认为是最重要的部分。

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There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking.

The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request .

He pointed to the clause about payment.

clause noun [ C ] GRAMMAR

B2 specialized language a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb从句

In the sentence "I can't cook very well but I make quite good pancakes", both "I can't cook very well" and "I make good pancakes" are main/independent clauses (= they are of equal importance and could each exist as a separate sentence).在 I can't cook very well but I make good pancakes(我菜烧得不太好,可是蛋饼煎得很不错)这句话中,I can't cook very well 和 I make good pancakes 都是主句/独立分句。
In the sentence "I'll get you some stamps if I go to town", "if I go to town" is a subordinate/dependent clause (= it is not as important as the main part of the sentence and could not exist as a separate sentence).在 I'll get you some stamps if I go to town(如果我去城里,会给你带些邮票)这句话中,if I go to town 是从句/从属分句。

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In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.

The sentence 'Although he's quiet, he's not shy' begins with a concessive clause.

A sentence might consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, linked by a conjunction.

In English, a conditional clause usually begins with 'if'.

Students learn how to identify different clauses within a complex sentence.

In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.


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