Small clause

noun

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A minimal predicate structure that possesses arguments and predicates but no tense: small clauses usually occur within the context of full clauses and may act as the direct object of the verb.

Synonyms

simple sentence light verb incomplete sentence pseudosentence privative adjective escape clause something and nothing short passive loose ablative underaction empty morpheme existential

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