independent clause

1. Use a conjunction to turn an independent clause into a dependent one and to make explicit how the clauses are related.
   那就是使用连词把独立句变成非独立（从句），并且将（从句与主句的）关系交待清楚。）
2. Two or more coordinated independent clauses with at least one complex clause make a compound-complex sentence.
   一个并列句，如果包含一个或一个以上的复杂句作为并列成分，这便是并列复杂句。
3. Statements consisting of only one independent clause that conveys a single idea are easier to understand and easier to verify or test.
   一个语句只包含一个独立子句，只传达一个想法时，更易于理解、检验和测试。
4. It must contain at least one independent clause.
   每句子必须包含最少一个独立的子句。
5. The main ( or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.
   复杂句中的主句至少有一个主语和一个动词。
6. The paper illustrates the present indicative of independent clause from semantic and pragmatic point of view.
   本文尝试从语义和语用角度对现在时独立句的直陈语气进行阐述。
7. Participial phrase, independent subjective structure, subjunctive mood and some phrase frames can all be regarded as the result of omitting different components of adverbial clause.
   分词短语、独立主格结构、虚拟语气及某些习惯用语都可以看成是状语从句不同成份省略的结果。
8. Legal and Economic Analysis of Independent Director& On Clause 123 of New Corporation Law of China
   对独立董事的法学和经济学分析&兼评新公司法123条之规定
9. Given the independent use property and complete internal argument structure of the Chinese relative clause, we postulate that a relative clause can have the same syntactic status as a normal sentence with topic and focus positions.
   鉴于汉语关系从句的独立使用特征和内部论元结构的完整性，本文认为汉语关系从句与一般句有相同的句法地位，可以有自己的话题和焦点。
10. According to Construction Grammar, constructions themselves carry meanings which independent the words. Simple clause constructions are associated directly with semantic structures, which reflect scenes basic to human experience.
    构式语法认为，构式本身具有意义，该意义独立于句子中的词语而存在，简单构式表示与人类经验有关的基本情景。
11. Because maritime performing party includes independent contractor and onshore carrier in port area, maritime performing party system expands the subjects protected by Himalaya Clause.
    分析了海运履约方制度对喜马拉雅条款的影响，由于海运履约方包括了独立合同人和港区陆上承运人，因此海运履约方制度扩大了喜马拉雅条款的保护范围。

noun

1. a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

   Synonym:    main clause