main clause
noun
,
Grammar
1.
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.
Also called
independent clause
.
Compare
subordinate clause
.
British Dictionary definitions for
independent clauses
main clause
noun
1.
(
grammar
) a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
Compare
subordinate clause