Finite subordinate clauses
4 important questions on Finite subordinate clauses
What is the central type of FINITE clause and what does it contain?
- A verb inflected for tense
- Preterite or present tense
- Most finite subordinate clauses are this type
What is an example of a subordinate clause that belongs to the finite class but uses the plain form of the verb?
- Example: "She insists that he be kept well-informed"
- "Be" is a plain form verb
How is the subjunctive categorized in terms of grammar?
- A name for a syntactic construction
- Not an inflectional category
- Uses a plain form verb with nominative case for personal pronouns
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What are the three main types of finite subordinate clauses?
- CONTENT CLAUSES
- RELATIVE CLAUSES
- COMPARATIVE CLAUSES
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