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  • Linguistic Definition of Appositive

    Appositives in English grammar are words, phrases, or clauses that modify or explain another word, phrase, or clause. Appositive is a grammatical function. The grammatical forms that can function as the appositive in English grammar are the noun phrase , noun clause , and verb phrase .
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  • Linguistic Definition of Operator

    Operators in English grammar are words that facilitate the expression of a negation, interrogatives, and emphasis. Operator is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the operator in English grammar is the verb phrase . The only auxiliary verb that can function as the operator are the verb do . Operators are constituents of...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Verb Phrase Modifier

    Verb phrase modifiers in English grammar are words and phrases that that modify or describe verb or verb phrase. Verb phrase modifier is a grammatical function. The grammatical forms that can function as the verb phrase modifier in English grammar are the adverb phrase and prepositional phrase . Verb phrase modifiers are constituents of the verb phrase...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Modal

    Modals in English grammar are words that express modality . Modality is the expression of possibility, necessity, and contingency. Modal is a grammatical function. The grammatical form that can function as the modal in English grammar is the verb phrase . The nine auxiliary verbs, or modal verbs , that can function as the modal are the verbs can , could...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Adjective Phrase Complement

    Adjective phrase complements in English grammar are words and phrases that complete the meaning of an adjective or adjective phrase. Adjective phrase complement is a grammatical function. The grammatical forms that can function as the adjective phrase complement in English grammar are the prepositional phrase , verb phrase , and noun clause . Adjective...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Adjective Phrase Modifier

    Adjective phrase modifiers in English grammar are words and phrases that that modify or describe an adjective or adjective phrase. Adjective phrase modifier is a grammatical function. The grammatical forms that can function as the adjective phrase modifier in English grammar are the adverb phrase and prepositional phrase . Adjective phrase modifiers...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Lexeme

    A lexeme is an abstract minimal unit of morphological analysis in the lexicon of a language that roughly corresponds to a set of forms of a single word. For example, the words eat , eats , ate , eating , and eaten are all forms of the lexeme eat in English. All forms of a lexeme belong to a single grammatical form. For example, the lexeme drink as a...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Adjective Clause

    Adjective clauses in English grammar are subordinate or dependent clauses that consist of a subordinating conjunction in the form of a relative pronoun followed by a clause. Adjective clauses perform adjectival grammatical functions. Adjective clause is a grammatical form. The grammatical function performed by adjective clauses is noun phrase modifier...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Adverb Clause

    Adverb clauses in English grammar are subordinate or dependent clauses that consist of a subordinating conjunction followed by a clause and that perform adverbial grammatical functions. Adverb clause is a grammatical form. The grammatical function performed by adverb clauses is adverbial . All adverb clauses are finite. Finite clauses contain conjugated...
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  • Linguistic Definition of Verb Clause

    Verb clauses in English grammar are independent clauses that consist of a subject and a predicate . Verb clauses perform verbal functions. Verb clause is a grammatical form. The three grammatical functions performed by verb clauses are declaration or statement, question, and command. The function of the verb clause corresponds to the type of sentence...
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