The Clause Flashcards
a syntactic unit, NP + VP, subject and predicate
clause
takes a direct object complement
transitive verb
takes no complement at all
intransitive verb
a clause that is not part of another phrase or clause
independent clause
a clause inside another phrase, embedded, subordinate clause
dependent clause
to form a yes/no question in English, move the auxiliary or modal in TNS to the front of the clause
yes/no question formation
to form a yes/ no question in English, TNS inverts with the subject
subject-auxiliary inversion (SAI)
insert do in TNS when TNS is stranded
do-insertion
copy the auxiliary or modal in TNS, and the subject as a proform, at the end of the clause/ opposite in polarity of the clause
tag question (TAG)
insert not to the immediate right of TNS
negation
tense features must be realized
tense realization
dummy; has no meaning and is inserted to do the job of an auxiliary in sentences where there isn’t one
pleonastic
acting with some kind of volition
agents
does not indicate location
existential
indicates location
locative
