clause
smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition
existential clause
"there is"/"there are"; a claim that something exists
thesis statement
statement that reflects the main idea of a thesis
verbless clause
generative grammar
dependent clause
grammar term: type of clause that cannot stand alone but serves as a clause element for another clause instead, usually introduced by a subordinator
small clause
concept in linguistics
non-restrictive clause
type of grammatical clause
independent clause
grammatical clause that can be a sentence on its own