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6.6.1.
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The Simple Sentence |
A simple sentence is built up of only one main clause.
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kokho-no1
zhü-e2 |
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Kokho1
is good2 |
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ai1
ma2
pfo3
ta-i-e4 |
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not2
I1
but0
he3
went4
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ni1
zhu2 ahie3
-i-we4
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what3
(is) your (sg.)1
name2
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pfo1
ta2
-amolo-e3 |
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he1
might3
go 2 |
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a1
na-püi-hi2
kra-o3
vu-e4
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my1
daughter 2
came4
weeping3
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ai1
carü2-o3
mozü-we4 |
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I1
am parched2
and3
famished4
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7. |
he1
ko2
bu-o3 |
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come2
here1
and2
sit down3
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All sentences illustrating ‘main clause’ are examples of the
simple sentence (cf. 6.4.1.).
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6.6.2. The Compound Sentence
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The compound sentence
is built up of two or more main clauses connected
either by the conjunctive coordinator ye
‘and’ or by the disjunctive coordinator moli
‘or’.
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1. |
pfo1
ni-yi 2
modo pi 3
le4
moli5
ai-no6
le7 |
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she1
will4
teach3
you (sg.)2
or5 I6
will 7 |
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2. |
ni1
izho2
tao3
ye4
ai5
sodu-no6
vu7
le8
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you1
go3
today2
and4
I5
will8
come7
tomorrow6 |
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(The sentences given under 6.6.2. also exemplify the structure of
the compound sentence).
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