Phrase vs Clause Sentence Flashcards
a clause that cannot stand alone and adds information to a sentence
Subordinate clause
a type of subordinate clause placed within the main clause in a sentence.
Embedded Clause
a subordinate clause that functions as the subject or object of the predicate, thereby completing the sentence
Complement Clause
a subordinate clause, it has a subject and verb. aka “adjective clause” —it gives more information about a noun.
Relative Clause
a unit of syntactic structure consisting of an obligatory head and optional specifier and/or complements
Phrase Structure
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is an Adjective
AdjP
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is an Adverb
AdvP
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is a Determiner
DP
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is a Noun
NP
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is a Verb
VP
a phrase (see above) where the obligatory head is a Preposition
PP
typically consists of a subject and a predicate, with any objects and other modifiers
Clause structure
a clause in a sentence that would form a complete sentence by itself.
Main clause
contains a subordinate clause and determines the central situation of a sentence.
Matrix Clause
the sentence is expressed by using a clause embedded within a clause, embedded within another clause
Recursive Embedded Clauses
a syntactic rule that can move an element from one position to another.
Transformations
