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clause GRAMMARHklC:z, $klB:zn [C]specialized a group of words, consisting of a subject and a FINITE form of a verb (=the form that shows the tense and subject of the verb), which might or might not be a sentence分句，从句In the sentence'I can't cook very well but I make quite good omelettes', both ' I can't cook very well' and 'I make quite good omelettes' 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 quite good omelettesIn 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 equal to 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，会给你带点邮票。）这句话里，if I go to town是个从句/从属分句。
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