Topic 7 'tool' summary
In this session we have reviewed the basic grammar of simple sentences
and clauses and explored how clauses are combined together to make more
complex sentences using the principles of linking, listing and nesting.
We have explored the different kinds of directly
nested clauses:
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Adverbial clauses (AdvCls) are nested directly inside main clauses
in the Adverbial slot and can be substituted for adverb phrases (AdvPs)
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Noun clauses (NCls) are nested directly inside main clauses in the
Subject, Object or Complement slot and can be substituted for noun
phrases (NPs)
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Prepositional clauses (PCls) can be nested directly inside main
clauses in the Adverbial slot and can be substituted for prepositional
phrases (PPs).
We have also explored the different kinds of indirectly
nested clauses (nested inside phrases within clauses, and acting
as modifiers of phrases)
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Relative clauses (RCls) act as modifiers in NPs (like AdjPs and PPs)
. . .
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Comparative clauses (CCls) and Prepositional clauses (PCls) can
act as modifiers in NPs, AdjPs or AdvPs.
Finally, we have explored some of the ways in which linking, listing
and nesting can be used in texts to create particular effects and contribute
towards particular styles.
Doing the reading will help you to consolidate what you
have learned in this topic.
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