S8 Synatx II Flashcards

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basic ways of expressing grammatical relations 4

A
  1. inflection
  2. free grammatical morphemes
  3. word order
  4. intonation
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clause

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smallest grammatical unit that contains at least a subject and a verb; subject-predicate structure

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simple sentences

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one clause only;
Emma went to university

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compound sentences

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at least to main clauses
Emma went to university and her brother started a new job

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5
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complex sentences

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one/several main clauses and at least one subordinate clause

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forms of clauses:
finite clauses
non-finite clauses
verbless-clauses

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  • contains a finite verb (killed)
  • contains a non-finite verb (tell)
  • contains no active verb (should be used)
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nominal clauses

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can take over functions of an NP; they can function as a subject
eg. MASTERING THIS TECHNIQUE is fun.

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relative clauses

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are a part of NP, only relative clauses that add information have commas

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adverbial clauses

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they provide information about time, place, manner, reason
eg. they left when he arrived.

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