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adjunct
a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
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clause
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
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complement
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
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involution
a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
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phrase
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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predicator
an expression that predicates
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independent clause, main clause
a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
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coordinate clause
a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function
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dependent clause, subordinate clause
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
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relative clause
a clause introduced by a relative pronoun
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parenthetical, parenthetical expression
an expression in parentheses
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nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrase
a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
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predicate, verb phrase
one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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prepositional phrase
a phrase beginning with a preposition
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pronominal, pronominal phrase
a phrase that functions as a pronoun
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response
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
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catch phrase, catchphrase
a phrase that has become a catchword
