Clauses and phrases

something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accom…

relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law"

the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses

of or relating to or functioning as an adverb; "adverbial syntax"

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"

something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accom…

bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his coll…

a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or a…

(of verbs) relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person

(of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

(of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"

(of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form"

the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"

one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase"

a phrase beginning with a preposition

relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law; "adjective law"

estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"

a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "‘who visits frequently’ is a relative clause in the sentence ‘John, who visits frequently, is ill’"

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or a…

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective…

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at lea…

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at lea…

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective…

a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with

the uninflected form of the verb

a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object

a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object

a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object

a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

a phrase that functions as a pronoun

a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

having a relation or being related