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(iii)
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+ Adj P
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+ VR
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+ suffix(es)
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ayļpė
|
mė-dagai
|
(someone) thought
well
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|
|
well
|
think tense
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(iv)
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Adv P
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+ VR
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+ suffix(es)
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|
|
k lpė
|
g
ye
|
Where will (you)
go?
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|
|
where
|
go tense
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(v)
|
VR
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+suffix
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+Neg.
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g
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ka -ku-ma
|
Do not come back
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go
|
mood not
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1.3. Clause level Construction : |
| Clause level constructions
are higher than phrase level. Phrases combine into the larger structure
of clause. A clause conveys a complete message. In simple sentence
construction, clauses and sentences coincide entirely, but there is
a basic difference between a clause and a sentence. Sometimes, a verb
phrase, say, having only one word, stands as a complete sentence,
while a clause is a combination of phrases and, hence, it does not
possess this characteristic. a clause must have a subject and only
one predicate. The predicate may be a finite verb phrase, indicating
time, purpose, location of event and manner of the action indicated
by VP. |
| Clauses
are of two types - |
| (a)
Independent clause |
| (b)
Dependent clause/Subordinate clause |
| 1.3.1.
Independent clause : Such a clause can stand alone as a major sentence.
The independent clause has three subgroups- |
| (i)
VP containing one or two NPs. |
|
|
rutė
|
km
|
d -du
|
I am eating bread
|
|
I
|
bread
|
to
|
eat t +Asp
|
|
nkkeawėdė
|
bu-lum
|
kitabdėm
|
bi-du
|
Your son is giving
them a book.
|
|
your son
|
them
|
book to
|
give+t
|
|
|
subject
|
NP1
|
NP2
|
|
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|
|
| (ii)
VP without NP |
|
|
g-d
|
|
I go.
|
|
I
|
go t
|
|
|
|
sub
|
VP
|
|
|
|
|
arig-lpė
|
g -d
|
I go to field
|
|
I
|
field at
|
go t
|
|
|
sub
|
adjunct
|
location
|
|
|
|
| (iii)
Copulative clause : |
| If only
a copula verb occurs in the clause and conveys complete meaning, it
is known as a copulative clause. |
|
bļ
|
isi-l
|
lu
|
|
He is here
|
|
he
|
here
|
copula
|
|
|
|
sub
|
location
|
|
|
|
|
sidė
|
iki
|
aumk
|
du
|
There are three
dogs
|
|
there
|
dog
|
three
|
copula
|
|
|
location
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.3.2.
Subordinate clause : |
| A
subordinate clause is that which cannot stand alone as a major sentence.
Such clauses need realtors to be embedded within an independent clause.
When the relator is removed, a subordinate clause may become an independent
clause. |
| In
Missing, subordinate clauses are mainly sequential clauses. Such a
type of clause is either adverbial or adjectival. |
