Phrases and Clauses

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  1. adjectival
    of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
  2. adverbial
    of or relating to or functioning as an adverb
  3. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  4. dependent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone
  5. function
    what something is used for
  6. independent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that can stand alone
  7. nonrestrictive clause
    a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
  8. noun phrase
    a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
  9. participial
    of or relating to or consisting of participles
  10. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
  11. prepositional
    of or relating to or formed with a preposition
  12. relative clause
    a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
  13. restrictive clause
    a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
  14. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
  15. subordinate clause
    a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone
  16. subordinate conjunction
    a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause
  17. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  18. verb phrase
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
  19. verbal
    of or formed from a content word denoting an action
Created on Fri Jan 20 16:32:01 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:45:41 EDT 2017)

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