Sentence Structure: A Comprehensive Guide to Clauses and Modalities
Sentence Structure: Clauses and Modalities
CD: SN, personal pronoun, a + SN: With predicative verbs.
CI: Personal pronoun, a + SN: With linking verbs and predicates.
C Reg: Prep + NP
C Ag: For + NP: Predicative verbs, passive voice. Subj if it goes active.
CC: S adv, SN.
AT: S adj, SN: Linking verbs.
C PVO: S adj, NP: Predicative verbs.
Classification of Simple Sentences
Active, passive, attribute, predicate, transitive, intransitive.
Sentence Modalities
Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative, wishful, doubtful.
Coordinated Sentences
Copulative
And, and, and
Adversative
But, though, yet, though.
Disjunctive
Or, either, or, well.
Distributive
As soon…like, sometimes…other times, well…good.
Explanatory
This is, that is, that is to be.
If the verb is repeated in a coordinated manner, the second instance is removed and transformed into a comma.
Adjective Subordinate Clauses
Linkages
- Relative pronouns: that, what, which, who, whom
- Relative determiners: which, whose
- Adverbs: Where, How, When
Substantification of adjectival: Antecedent disappears and is replaced by a link.
Substantive Subordinate Clauses
Linkages
What, who, whom, which, how / a / os / as, where, how, how much.
Functions
Subject, CD, CI, C Reg, C AG, AT, Complement of an SN, S p S adj adv.
Substantive Subject
- Substantive that
- Substantive infinitive
- Adjective noun
Substantive of CD
It replaces so, la, los, las.
Substantive of CI
Is replaced by him / them. Is introduced by the preposition a.
Substantive of C REG
Is introduced by a preposition required by the verb. It replaces a tonic pronoun.
Complement of a Substantive SN, YS S ADJ ADV
Acts as adjacent.
Adverbial Subordinate Clauses
Of Place
Where
Of Time
When. Infinitive, gerund, or participle
Nexus: Meanwhile, just, as, as soon as, once, before, after, whenever.
Of Manner
Como (Gerund)
Nexus: Segun, as, as if, for, according to that.
Of Cause
Because. Infinitive, gerund, or participle.
Nexus: Because, since, seen that, because of that, from the fact that, under that, because, given that, inasmuch as.
Concessive
Even. Infinitive (with prepositions, and phrases to nurse even though), gerund and participle (with prepositions even, even, even)
Nexus: Even if, although, even though, well that evil, although, although, with everything and that, besides that, apart from that.
Conditional
If. Infinitive (with prepositions of, if and as long as condition) Gerund and participle.
Nexus: Unless, provided that, on condition that, in the case that in the event that.
Final (Purpose)
Stop. Infinitive (with prepositions to, for, by, and phrases in order, in order, with a view a.
Nexus: That, that, by that, that, so that, with the intention that, for the purpose of which, with the aim of which, overlooking that.
Consecutive (Result)
So…that Tan.
Nexus: Tal / such / tanto…que / una…que. Then with that, then, consequently, so, consequently, so, so, so that.
Comparative
More…that
Nexus: More / less…than. Mas / menos…de. Tan / tanto…como. Just as…that.
Where, when, as (with accent) are interrogative adverbs and introduce sub prayers. sust. int. ind.
Where, when, as (without accent) with antecedent adjective introduce subordinate clauses.
Prepositions
a, before, under, with, against, from, during, in between, to, toward, through, to, for as without over after.