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What type of clause is shown in the parentheses you missed plane that were supposed to take?

The phrase "(you missed plane that were supposed to take)" is not a clause.

Here's why:

* Clauses have a subject and a verb. This phrase lacks a complete verb.

* Clauses can stand alone or be part of a larger sentence. This phrase cannot stand alone and make sense.

It appears to be a fragment of a sentence, specifically missing a verb.

To make it a clause, you'd need to add a verb. For example:

* You missed the plane that was supposed to take you to the conference.

This sentence now has a subject ("you") and a verb ("missed") in the main clause, as well as a subject ("plane") and a verb ("was supposed to take") in the relative clause.

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