6. CLAUSES

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this chapter, you should be able to

1. distinguish between clauses and sentences

2. parse clauses into two subparts: subject (function) + predicate (function)

3. identify clause types and functions:

3.1 distinguish between

• independent (main) vs. dependent (subordinate)

• finite vs. nonfinite clauses

3.2 identify basic clause patterns

4. 1. 1. 1. 1. • intransitive

               • transitive: mono-, di-, complex

               • copular: 1, 2

3.3 recognize and identify the functions of finite clauses

• relative clause

• complement clause

• adverbial clause

3.4 recognize and identify the functions of nonfinite clauses

• infinitive clauses (to-infinitive; bare infinitive)

• participle clauses (present participle/v-ing; past participle/v-ed)

4. draw complete tree diagrams to illustrate different clause patterns