A Student's Guide to Clause Types - EFL Tutoring
English Grammar
A Student's Guide to Clause Types in Academic Writing
Clause Types
Clauses can contain 5 different components Subject Verb Object Complement Adverbial
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Subject The person or thing which performs the action of a verb (Cambridge Learner's Dictionary) Students [subject] must write in an academic style. Academic writing [subject] is difficult. The purpose of this essay [subject] is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
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Verb
A word or phrase that describes an action, condition or experience (Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)
This essay will discuss [verb describing an action] the role of the monarchy in the UK today.
The monarch is [verb describing a state or condition] the figurative head of state in the United Kingdom.
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Object
An object can be direct or indirect Direct Object: A person, place, or thing that is affected by the action of a verb, or involved in the result of an action (CLD) Indirect Object: A person , place, or thing that benefits from the action of a verb
(Adapted from Seely, 2009)
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