1. Classification of clauses by finiteness
- finite clause
- 대체로 subject, tense, agreement를 갖는다.
- nonfinite clause
- tense나 agreement 정보를 보이지 않는다. (단, aspect인 perfect는 가질 수 있다.)
- subjectless인 경우가 많다. (hollow인 경우도 있다.)
- 항상 subordinate이다.
Subclasses of nonfinite clauses
- to-infinitival clause
- bare infinitival clause
- gerund-participial clause
- past-participial clause
- verbless clause
2. Classification of clauses by characteristic speech act
- declarative clause: making a statement
- closed interrogative clause
- open interrogative clause
- exclamative clause: making an exclamatory statement
- imperative clause: issuing a directive
3. Classes of clause occurrences
- matrix: the one immediately containing the subordinate; relatively larger
- subordinate: the relatively smaller one
Subclasses of subordinate
- relative
- comparative
- content
