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Specializations => Morphosyntax => Topic started by: cavertronix on June 27, 2017, 04:34:45 PM

Title: relative vs complement clause
Post by: cavertronix on June 27, 2017, 04:34:45 PM

Is there any test to differentiate between relative clause and complement clause?

Title: Re: relative vs complement clause
Post by: Daniel on June 27, 2017, 08:44:59 PM

Meaning: relative clauses are like adjectives, and complement clauses are like direct objects.
Distribution: relative clauses modify nouns, complement clauses are complements of verbs.