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Notation in Grammatik Grammatical term Explanation
•“The cats” meowed.
•“All the children and their mothers” took
naps.
subordinate clause subordinate clause A subordinate clause, which is also called
a dependent clause cannot stand alone.
It depends on another clause to complete
its meaning. Example: We will have the
meeting today, “because everyone is here.”
that clause that-clause A that-clause is a specialized subordinate
clause starting with “that.” Example: We
were sure “that you would pay us.”
verb or verb phrase verb or verb phrase A verb or verb phrase shows action. Verbs
can contain one word or several words,
but Grammatik uses “verb phrase” when
the verb consists of more than one word.
Examples:
•John “ran.”
•He “has gone.
wh-clause wh-clause A wh-clause is a specialized subordinate
clause starting with “when,” “how,” “why,”
or “where.” A wh-clause can serve as a
noun, an adverb, or an adjective. Examples:
•We knew “where she would go.”
•I will tell you “when I go.”
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