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12. Grammar - Unit 2 - Sentence Structure Table

The document discusses various types of clauses in grammar, including verbless, finite, and nominal clauses, and their typical structures and roles in sentences. It outlines the grammatical relations such as subject, verb, object, complement, and adverbial positions, along with their characteristics and usage. Additionally, it highlights the positioning of different clause types in relation to sentence structure and the implications for pronoun forms.

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12. Grammar - Unit 2 - Sentence Structure Table

The document discusses various types of clauses in grammar, including verbless, finite, and nominal clauses, and their typical structures and roles in sentences. It outlines the grammatical relations such as subject, verb, object, complement, and adverbial positions, along with their characteristics and usage. Additionally, it highlights the positioning of different clause types in relation to sentence structure and the implications for pronoun forms.

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(1) Verbless clauses, NF clauses, Finite clauses

 Typically an NP  Typically an NP (DO,  Typically an NP or


 Nominal clauses : IO) AP (SC and OC)
that-clauses  Nominal clauses:  PP
wh-interrog. clauses that-clauses (DO)  Nominal clauses:
yes-no interrog. cl wh- clauses (DO) that-clauses (SC) AdvP
Categories realizing the wh-relative clauses yes-no interr. cl (DO) wh- clauses (SC) PP
grammatical relations to-infinitive clauses VP yes-no interr. Cl (SC) Adverbial Clauses. cf
wh-rel cl (DO and IO)
 ing-clauses to-infinitive cl (DO) wh-rel cl(SC and OC) (1)
bare infinitive claus. -ing clauses (DO) to-infinitive cl (SC) NP
verbless clauses -ing clauses (SC)
bare infinitive cl. (SC
and OC)

Utterance
Grammatical relations SUBJECT VERB OBJECT COMPLEMENT ADVERBIAL

 Declarative clauses:  Normally after the S  SC: after S and V  Is typically capable of
before the V and V  OC: after DO occurring in more than
Position   yes-no interrog.  Two objects  IO one position
clauses: after the comes before the DO
operator
 Determines the  May generally  SC: relates to the S  Optional, except in
number and person, become the subject of  OC:relates to the DO the patterns SVA and
where relevant, of the V the corresponding  Does not have a SVOA
 Finite clauses: passive clause corresponding passive
Other relevant
information pronouns in subjective  Finite clauses: S
form pronouns, objective  Finite clauses:
 form pronouns in the
objective form.
Subjective form in
formal use.

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