What is the difference between the three complementizers whether, that and for used in sentences?
So, do you consider a complementizer to always be a subordinator/subordinating conjunction? And do you consider simple relative pronouns to be under subordinators, or even complementizers in any circumstance? Basically, I am trying to figure out where all these things overlap. I understand that subordinators are subordinating conjunctions and, as it seems, some fused relatives, but what about everything else?
P.s. think of this as me simply getting different insights on things.
I have analyzed some sentences below, tell me if you think they are correct, by your standards:
”I will give you whatever you want.” Fused relative pronoun functioning as a subordinator and complementizer
”I see where he went.” Subordinating conjunction and complement starting with “where”, but is this also considered a fused relative adverb?
“The boy who you like is moving out of town.” I see this as a simple relative pronoun functioning as an adjunct/modifier.
Top answer
If you had opened the link, you would have seen the different terms and their relationships. There are two types of conjunction: coordinator and subordinator. There are three types of subordinators: complementizer, relativizer, adverbializer (Each of these marks a clause that has a specific grammatical function: a complement, a noun modifier, and an adverb ( or adjunct).
- If you had opened the link, you would have seen the different terms and their relationships.
- There are two types of conjunction: coordinator and subordinator.
- There are three types of subordinators: complementizer, relativizer, adverbializer (Each of these marks a clause that has a specific grammatical function: a complement, a noun modifier, and an adverb ( or adjunct).
- The relative pronouns are instances of relativizers.
- In your sentence, the clause is a subordinate clause, in particular, a content clause, Content clauses are complements, so "whatever" is a complementizer.
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If you had opened the link, you would have seen the different terms and their relationships.
There are two types of conjunction: coordinator and subordinator.
There are three types of subordinators: complementizer, relativizer, adverbializer (Each of these marks a clause that has a specific grammatical function: a complement, a noun modifier, and an adverb ( or adjunct).
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