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12 Cards in this Set
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Subject complement
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Gives us additional information about the subject. No new element is introduced. Only found after copula verbs.
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Finite
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Said about a verb that is either in the present or the past tense (basically)
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Clause
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A structure consisting of SVCA - all or some.
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Sentence
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A stretch of words starting with a capital letter and ending with a period or sth. similar. Consists of one or more clauses.
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Non-finite
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Said about a verb that is NOT in the present or past tense forms, i.e. that has the form of an infinitive, an -ing form or a past participle (-en form)
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Object complement
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A clause element that has the same relationship to the DO as the SC has to the S. Often describes what the DO 'becomes' as a result of the action that affects the DO.
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Predicate
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Every part of the sentence minus the subject
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Subject
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The thing about which something is said in a sentence. Usually/very often fills the first 'slot' of the sentence structure
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Verbal
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Some call this the central element of any clause. It always consists of a verb. It often designates the 'action' of a clause.
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Adverbial
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A clause element that can describe time, place, manner, etc.
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Direct object
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The clause element that is somehow affected by the action of the verbal. Can only be found after transitive verbs.
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Indirect object
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The clause element that can be found by asking 'to whom/what...'
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