VERBLESS SENTENCE
VERBLESS SENTENCE. A term in some grammatical descriptions for a construction that lacks a VERB but can be analysed as consisting of grammatical units functioning as subject, object, etc., as in: (1) Elliptical responses: Who took my pencil?—Sam; Where did they go?—Straight home. (2) Questions: What about another drink?; Why no mail today? (3) Commands: Inside, everybody! (4) Idiomatic usage: The sooner, the better. Subordinate verbless constructions, traditionally called phrases, often now called CLAUSES, are also common: ‘I can help you if necessary’; ‘Though in great pain, they struggled on.’
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Clause , CLAUSE
CLAUSE. In grammatical description, a SENTENCE or sentence-like construction included within another sentence, such as because I wanted to in… Sentence , SENTENCE The largest structural unit normally treated in GRAMMAR. The sentence is notoriously difficult to define; numerous definitions have been off… complex sentence , COMPLEX SENTENCE. A SENTENCE consisting of one main CLAUSE in which are embedded one or more subordinate clauses: I know where she lives, in which wh… Adverbial , ADVERBIAL
ADVERBIAL
1. Relating to an ADVERB: an adverbial clause.
2. A WORD, PHRASE, or CLAUSE that modifies a VERB or a verb plus other words: usua… EXCLAMATION , EXCLAMATION.
1. A cry; a sudden loud or emphatic utterance: Hey! Ouch!
2. A SENTENCE that conveys a strong emotion: Please leave me alone!
3. Also ex… Probation , A sentence whereby a convict is released from confinement but is still under court supervision; a testing or a trial period. Probation can be given i…
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