Grammar terminology Flashcards
(31 cards)
main clause
complete sentence
must contain a verb
co-ordinate clause
a main clause in a compound/compound-complex sentence
stranded clause
a co-ordinate clause on its own without another main clause to accompany it
subordinate clause
doesn’t make sense on its own, needs a main clause to form complete sentence
concessive subordinate
these concede something
eg. Although I don’t agree with her, I respect her opinion
conditional subordinate
these provide a condition
subordinate clause of reason
provide a reason
temporal subordinate
relate to time
relative subordinate
add additional information & start with a relative pronoun
eg. who, when
to-infinive clauses
begin with ‘to’
foregrounded clause
a subordinate clause that starts a sentence
embedded clause
subordinate clause in the middle of the sentence
simple sentence
single clause & must contain a verb
compound sentence
links two or more clauses using a conjunction ‘and’ or ‘but’
complex sentence
two/more clauses, one is subordinate, which are connected via ‘by’/’because’/’when’/’while’/’although’
compound-complex sentence
at least one subordinate & a number of co-ordinate clauses
minor sentence
phrase/subordinate used as a complete sentence
declarative sentence
statement that gives information
interrogative
a question
imperative
a demand
tag question
declarative/imperative with a clause to form a question
exclamatory
contains exclamation mark
left branching sentences
lengthy information before the subjects of sentence
periodic sentence
complex sentence where it starts with subordinate & main clause is saved until end
