Complex sentence Flashcards
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Classification of sentences
Simple sentence
Multiples sentence
Complex sentence
1 independent and 1 or more dependent
Independent clauses types
Matrix
Main
Dependent clauses types
Embedded
Subordinate
What is dependent embeded clause
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When the dependent one is embeded whats gonna be the independent
Matrix
When the dependent one is subordinate whats gonna be the independent one
Main
Classification of dependent clauses
According to structure
According to syntactic function
According to semantic function
According to structure
Finite
Non-finite
Verbless
Aké su finite
Keď sa ich tvar mení s osobou napr. I was you were
Non-finite aké sú
- -ing
- -ED2
- -to infinitive
- bare infinitive
According to syntactic function
In embedded - any clause element
In subordinate - part of a CE or adverbial
Parts of clause element
Postmodifier in Np
Prepositional complement
Adjectival complement
Apposition
According to semantic function
Nominal cl
Relative Cl
Adverbial Cl
Comparative cl
Nominal clauses
That - clause
Wh - clause
Exclamatory
Non-finite
Relative clauses
(0, that, who, which, who(m), whose, to whom / who…to, when, where, why …)
defining - defines the previous noun
non-defining - relates to the previous noun ( additional information)
sentenetial - relate to the previous whole sentense
. Adverbial clauses
disjunct As far as I know, she comes from London.
- adjunct of
- time When I saw you, I….
- place She lives where I used to live.
- manner She did it as she wanted.
- condition, concession If you don´t understand, ask somebody.
- reason I came here because there was
- purpose, result I came here to study English
