How to Spell clause
clause
clause - noun
- A group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence
- A separate section of a discourse {dx_def}see {dxt|discourse:1||2}{/dx_def} or writing
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"The sentence "When it rained they went inside" consists of two clauses: "when it rained" and "they went inside.""
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin clausa close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, feminine of clausus, past participle of claudere to close
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