Definition
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A sentence is a grammatical unit that is composed of one or more clauses. |
Discussion
The meaning of the term sentence may be expanded to include elliptical material and nonproductive items.
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Examples
I am reading a book.
Kinds
More specific concepts within sentence.
Sources 5
- Crystal 1980, 319–320
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 206
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 194
- Pike and Pike 1982, 456–457
- Mish 1991, 1072