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English Linguistic Glossary
Finite verb
Given information
Hypotaxis
Intransitive verb
Ki-clause (complex finite sentence)
Ki-clause (complex sentence)
Ki-clause (compound-complex sentence)
Main clause
Matrix clause
New information
Noncanonical sentence
Nominal (noun) sentence
Nonfinite (verbal) clause
Nonfinite clause
Nonfinite verb
Parataxis
Parenthetical (supplemental) clause
Parenthetical comment clause
Participle (verbal)
Recursive subordination
Relative clause
Simple sentence
Subordinate (dependent) clause
Substantival (small) (embedded) clause
Syndetic compound sentence
Syndetic sentence
Syndeton, Syndetic
That-clause
Transitive verb
Verbal clause
Wh-clauses
Abbreviation
Ablative case (ABL)
Absolute clause
Accusative case (ACC)
Acronym
Action nominal (verbal)
Active sentence
Active verb
Adjectival clause
Adjectival sentence
Adjective
Adjective phrase
Adverb
Adverb phrase
Adverbial
Adverbial clause
Adverbial clause
Adverbial complement
Agent
Agreement
Alternative question
Antecedent
Anticipatory it
Aorist
Appositive (Apposition)
Appositive clause
Argument
Article
Aside
Asyndetic complex sentence
Asyndetic compound sentence
Asyndetic compound sentence with shared constituents
Asyndetic compound sentence without shared constituents
Asyndeton, asyndetic
Backgrounding
Canonical sentence
Complement clause
Complex sentence
Complex-compound sentence
Compound-complex sentence
Conditional clause
Conditional clause (complex semi-finite sentence)
Converb
Coordinating conjunction
Diye-clause (complex finite sentence)
Ellipsis (elision)
Embedded clause
Embedded complement-clause, including direct-speech complement, substantival (small) clause (complex finite sentence)
Embedded verbal clause, including action nominal, relative clause, adverbial (converb) clause (complex nonfinite sentence)
Finite clause
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