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A '''clause''' is a syntactic units consisting of a [[predicate]], its [[argument]]s, and its [[modifier]]s. The clause is perhaps the most basic unit of [[syntax]]. | A '''clause''' is a syntactic units consisting of a [[predicate]], its [[argument]]s, and its [[modifier]]s. The clause is perhaps the most basic unit of [[syntax]]. | ||
===Subtypes=== | |||
*[[embedded clause]] | |||
*[[main clause]] | |||
*[[relative clause]] | |||
*[[subordinate clause]] | |||
===Synonym=== | ===Synonym=== | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
From Latin ''clausula''. | From Latin ''clausula''. | ||
===Other languages=== | |||
German [[Satz]], [[Teilsatz]] | |||
{{dc}} | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 4 September 2008
A clause is a syntactic units consisting of a predicate, its arguments, and its modifiers. The clause is perhaps the most basic unit of syntax.
Subtypes
Synonym
The term sentence is often used as a synonym of clause, but often it is used in a slightly different sense ('maximal clause', i.e. a clause that is not part of another clause).
Origin
From Latin clausula.