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Juls Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Main and subordinate clauses

Hi everybody! Could you please explain what's the difference between MATRIX and MAIN clauses and SUPERordinate, SUPRAordinate and SUBordinate clauses? I'm completely lost Emotion: sad
Thanks in advance! Julie.
  

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As I understand it: Main clause = superordinate clause = matrix clause + subordinate clause , but some syntactitions use matrix clause = superordinate clause . I've never heard of a supraordinate clause .

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  • As I understand it: Main clause = superordinate clause = matrix clause + subordinate clause , but some syntactitions use matrix clause = superordinate clause .
  • I've never heard of a supraordinate clause .
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As I understand it:

Main clause = superordinate clause = matrix clause + subordinate clause, but some syntactitions use matrix clause = superordinate clause. I've never heard of a supraordinate clause.
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But what's the difference between Matrix and Main clauses? They can't use two names for the same phenomenon, I guess. There should be some difference, right?
Please help!!!!
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But what's the diffrerence between Matrix and Main? They can't use two names for the same phenomenon, I guess. I mean there should be some difference....
Please help!!!
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there is only one main clause, which is the matrix, but the matrix isn't always the main clause. matrix is just a sperordinate clause, right?
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