Difference between revisions of "Sentence (i.e. clause)"

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The term sentence is sometimes used as a synonym of clause.

Comments

Note that other European languages do not have the clause/sentence distinction. Where English fails to make the distinction, this may be due to influence from these other languages.

Polysemy

Sentence can also mean 'maximal clause'; see sentence.