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Insubordinate Clauses

Description:

Insubordinate clauses, also known as independent clauses or main clauses, are grammatical units that can stand alone as complete sentences. They express a complete thought and do not depend on any other clause or phrase within a sentence.

Senses and Usages:

1. Grammatical Sense: Insubordinate clauses are typically used to express a main idea or provide a complete thought within a sentence. They often begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.
2. Linguistic Sense: In linguistic analysis, insubordinate clauses are examined to understand their syntactic structure and relationship with other clauses or phrases in a sentence.

Sample Sentences:

1. She decided to leave early despite the bad weather. (Grammatical sense)
2. The linguist analyzed the insubordinate clause to determine its function within the sentence. (Linguistic sense)

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