clause
noun [ C ] uk/klɔːz/ us/klɑːz/
(LEGAL DOCUMENT)
law （法律文件的）条款，款项
a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= an agreement)
They have added/deleted/amended a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons. 他们在合同中增加／删除／修改了一项条款，该条款称公司可以因为经济原因裁减人员。
Clause 4 of the constitution is thought to be the most important section. 宪法第四条被认为是最重要的部分。
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- There was a penalty clause which said you had to pay half the cost if you cancelled your booking.
- The clause was added to the contract at Carlos's request .
- He pointed to the clause about payment.
(GRAMMAR)
B2 language specialized从句
a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb
In the sentence "I can't cook very well but I make quite good pancakes", both "I can't cook very well" and "I make good pancakes" 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 good pancakes（我菜烧得不太好，可是蛋饼煎得很不错）这句话中，I can't cook very well 和 I make good pancakes 都是主句／独立分句。
In 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 as important as 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，会给你带些邮票）这句话中，if I go to town 是从句／从属分句。
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- In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.
- The sentence 'Although he's quiet, he's not shy' begins with a concessive clause.
- A sentence might consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, linked by a conjunction.
- In English, a conditional clause usually begins with 'if'.
- Students learn how to identify different clauses within a complex sentence.
- In the sentence 'The woman who I met was wearing a brown hat', 'who I met' is a relative clause.