clause structure)中的子句。例如,在英语句子 "I know that Bette is a dolphin "中,從屬子句 "that Bette is a dolphin "是动词 "know "的补语,它並不是一个独立的句子。从屬子句的类型有内容從句(英语:Content clause)、關係子句和状语从句。
Northern Ireland being the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, as amended (Clause 5). Government of Ireland Act, 1920. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1956