Clause Klɔːz Object Sentence Subject Verb Noun Languages

• there are languages that require the subject to come before the object in a clause.
• it is the object of the verb of the clause.
• commas are used to separate clauses of sentences.
• the second clause in the sentence

clause

1. a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence
• SEE ALSO coordinate clause
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/coordinate-clause
• There are languages that require the subject to come before the object in a clause.
• It is the object of the verb of the clause.
• Commas are used to separate clauses of sentences.
• the second clause in the sentence

Extra Examples

• There is some ambiguity in this clause.
• a restrictive relative clause
2. an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done
• SEE ALSO escape clause
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/escape-clause
• a confidentiality clause
• a key clause of the US Constitution
• There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.
• the requirements set out in clauses 174 to 176

Extra Examples

• The contract contains a confidentiality clause.
• The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined.
• Under Clause 5.8, the company is responsible for the health of its employees.
• We added an opt-out clause to the agreement.
• a clause on pollution
• Clause 2.7.3 should be studied carefully.
• Many of the clauses will have to be amended.
• The agreement contained a clause stipulating that there was no admission of guilt on the part of the company.
• The clause allows the minister to repeal or alter legislation without obtaining approval from Parliament.

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French clause, based on Latin claus- ‘shut, closed’, from the verb claudere.