COMPLEMENTIZER

Etymology

Noun

complementizer (plural complementizers)

(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.

"That" is a complementizer in the sentence "Mary believes that it is raining".

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Word of the Day

30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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