dependent clause
(subordinate clause, dependent clause)
Princeton's WordNet
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
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subordinate clause
(subordinate clause, dependent clause)
Princeton's WordNet
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
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doom
Webster Dictionary
to pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death
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topicalization
(topicalization)
Princeton's WordNet
(linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English
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weedkiller
(ˈwidˌkɪl ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a herbicide.
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independent clause
(main clause, independent clause)
Princeton's WordNet
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
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main clause
(main clause, independent clause)
Princeton's WordNet
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
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main clause
(ɪn, maɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
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.
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clause
(ɔz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
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biocide
(ˈbaɪ əˌsaɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any chemical that destroys life by poisoning, esp. a pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide.
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simazine
(simazine)
Princeton's WordNet
a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)
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condemn
Webster Dictionary
to pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before the penalty
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pronounce
Webster Dictionary
to utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death
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that
Webster Dictionary
in an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like
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paraquat
(paraquat)
Princeton's WordNet
a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
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agent orange
(Agent Orange)
Princeton's WordNet
a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
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linuron
(linuron)
Princeton's WordNet
a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables
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period
Webster Dictionary
a complete sentence, from one full stop to another; esp., a well-proportioned, harmonious sentence
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reprieve
Webster Dictionary
a temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence, especially of a sentence of death
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parenthesis
Webster Dictionary
a word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes
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atrazine
(atrazine)
Princeton's WordNet
a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide
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silvex
(silvex)
Princeton's WordNet
a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
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dangling participle
(ˈdæŋ gəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a participle or participial phrase, often found at the beginning of a sentence, that appears from its position to modify an element of the sentence other than the one it was intended to modify, as plunging in
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semicolon
(ˈsɛm ɪˌkoʊ lən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
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sentence fragment
(ˈsɛn tns)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English.
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period
(ˈpɪər i əd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sentence, esp. a well-balanced, impressive sentence.
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agent orange
(ˈeɪ dʒən tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a powerful herbicide and defoliant containing trace amounts of dioxin, used heavily during the Vietnam War to deprive enemy troops of foliage cover.
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conditional
(ənˈdɪʃ ə nl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a sentence, clause, mood, or word) involving or expressing a condition, as the first clause in the sentence
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judgment
Webster Dictionary
the act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge; the mandate or sentence of God as the judge of all
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anacoluthon
Webster Dictionary
a want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part
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