Clause Types

Abstract

After discussing sentences in A9 it may seem strange to revert to the lower unit, 'clause' in this section. In fact, what we are referring to are major, simple sentences, as described in A9, i.e. those involving only one clause (though in one case below two clauses are involved). At the same time there is a relationship with the different clause patterns identified in A8, because clause types can be described partly in terms of clause elements (and partly in terms of other features described elsewhere in this book).