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THE BROADER IDEAGrammatical category
A CLOSER LOOKMood and modality
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Phonology
Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages.
EXPLORE A CONCEPT
un + fold
Morphology
Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words.
EXPLORE A CONCEPT
S → NP VP
Clause
A clause is a grammatical unit that: includes, at minimum, a predicate and an explicit or implied subject expresses a proposition.
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