Sentence vs clause
Hello teachers:
I need your opinions on a few things, please.
When we talk about what a sentence is, we say that a sentence is a group of words containing a "subject-verb" combination, and it conveys complete meaning. For example: "She went to the cafe yesterday" can be called a sentence, since it fulfills all the criteria needed for a group of words to be a sentence.
But, is the group of words "However, she didn't eat anything." also a sentence? Can we call such groups of words sentences? Or are they fall into the category of clauses?
Top answer
Don't include terms like complete meaning in your definition. Similar terms to be avoided are eg a complete thought. Such terms are impossible to define clearly.
- Don't include terms like complete meaning in your definition.
- Similar terms to be avoided are eg a complete thought.
- Such terms are impossible to define clearly.
- Valid sentences can be very short and heavily dependent on context.
- eg He smiled.
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Don't include terms like complete meaning in your definition. Similar terms to be avoided are eg a complete thought. Such terms are impossible to define clearly.
Valid sentences can be very short and heavily dependent on context.
eg He smiled.
eg However, she did it.
0You can browse through these definitions.
The starting place is the definition of a https://glossary.sil.org/term/clause.
There are many types of clauses listed.
Then go to the definition of a
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