dependent clause
61dependentclause — dependent clause n. A clause that cannot stand alone as a full sentence and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence. Also called subordinate clause. * * * …
62Sequence of tenses — In grammar, the sequence of tenses (known in Latin as consecutio temporum, and also known as agreement of tenses, succession of tenses, tense harmony, and backshifting) is a rule of a particular language governing the relationship between the… …
63Genitive absolute — In Ancient Greek grammar, the genitive absolute (Latin: genitivus absolutus) is a grammatical construction consisting of a participle and often a noun which are both in the genitive case, very similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. A genitive …
64Comma — For other uses, see Comma (disambiguation). , Comma Punctuation apostrophe …
65Sentence (linguistics) — In the field of linguistics, a sentence is an expression in natural language, and often defined to indicate a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that generally bear minimal syntactic relation to the words that precede or follow it.… …
66Balancing and deranking — In linguistics, balancing and deranking are terms used to describe the form of verbs used in various types of subordinate clauses and also sometimes in co ordinate constructions. A verb form is said to be balanced if it is identical to forms used …
67Comma (punctuation) — A comma ( , ) is a punctuation mark. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text. Some typefaces render it as a small line,… …
68Complex sentence — A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Examples I ate the meal that you cooked. (I ate the meal is an independent clause and that you cooked is a relative clause.) I enjoyed the apple pie… …
69Differences between Norwegian Bokmål and Standard Danish — Danish and Norwegian Bokmål (the most common standard form of written Norwegian) are very similar languages, but differences between them do exist. The languages are mutually intelligible, with the primary differences being in pronunciation and… …
70Irrealis mood — Irrealis moods (abbreviated irr) are the main set of grammatical moods that indicate that a certain situation or action is not known to have happened as the speaker is talking. Every language has a formula for the unreal. The Indian languages of… …
