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Clause

In language, a clause is a constituent or phrase that comprises a semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a semantic predicate. A typical clause consists of a subject and a syntactic predicate, the latter typically a verb phrase composed of a verb with or without any objects and other modifiers. However, the subject is sometimes unexpressed if it is…

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Major distinctions

Non-finite verbTraditional grammarWh-wordSubordinatorContour
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Non-finite clauses

GerundsSmall clauseControlPROGovernment and Binding Theory
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Overview

LanguageConstituentPhrasePredicandPredicate
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Clauses according to semantic predicate-argument function

ArgumentsAdjunctsPredicative expressionContent clausesSubordinate conjunction
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Clauses according to semantic predicate-argument function

Representing clauses

Clauses vs phrases

Non-finite clauses

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Clause

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples121
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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Clause

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related to References · 34
Clause → An, An Introduction, Analysing Grammar, Andrew, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Cognitive Linguistics, Construction Grammar, Constructions, David Crystal, Dependency Grammar, Dictionary, English, February, Glossary, ISBN, John Wiley, Kroeger, Linguistic Terms, Linguistics
related to Clauses vs phrases · 14
Clause → Chomskyan, Clauses, CPs, Extending, In, IPs, NP, PP, The, The X-bar, There, This, TPs, VP
related to Adjunct clauses · 7
Clause → Adjunct, All, Fred, SV, The, These, Thus
related to to-infinitive clauses · 7
Clause → Data, It, PRO, Some, The, They, This
related to Wh-clauses · 7
Clause → In English, One, The, They, Wh-clauses, Wh-words, When
related to Non-finite clauses · 5
Clause → Finally, Gerunds, It, The, There
related to Small clauses · 5
Clause → Another, Chomskyan, Hence, The, While
related to Argument clauses · 4
Clause → Argument, Such, The, They
related to Clauses according to semantic predicate-argument function · 4
Clause → Embedded, That, The, They
related to Gerund clauses · 4
Clause → Each, The, They, When

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clauses verb embedded matrix non-finite predicate also subject dependent phrase phrases argument however wh-clauses adjunct syntactic finite syntax one independent

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Clauseis aconstituent or phrase that comprises a semantic predicand0.90text
Clauseis aobject argument each time0.90text
PROinstance ofreject the presence of null elements0.80text
which means they are likely to reject the stance that to-infinitives constitute clauses.Small clausesAnother type of construction that some schools of syntaxinstance ofreject the presence of null elements0.80text
grammar view as non-finite clauses is the so-called small clauseinstance ofreject the presence of null elements0.80text
which means they are likely to reject the stance that to-infinitives constitute clausesinstance ofreject the presence of null elements0.80text
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesAdjunct0.60section
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesAll0.60section
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesSV0.60section
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesThese0.60section
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesThus0.60section
Clauserelated to Adjunct clausesFred0.60section

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