CLAUSE TYPES
After discussing sentences in A9 it may seem strange to revert to the lower unit, ‘clause’,
in this section. In fact, what we are referring to are major, simple sentences, as described
in A9, i.e. those involving only one clause (though in one case below two clauses are
involved). At the same time there is a relationship with the different clause patterns
identified in A8, because clause types can be described partly in terms of clause
elements (and partly in terms of other features described elsewhere in this book).
While this section focuses on the form of clause types, it is impossible to ignore
their function. The typical function of these clause types is noted briefly in this
section (though there is no one-to-one correspondence), while the reading in D9
gives a detailed account of their functions.
Basically there are four types of clause:
declaratives
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interrogatives (already described partly in A7)
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imperatives
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exclamatives
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All except the last can have a negative.
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