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Sentences with COMPLEMENTISER

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Sentences

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"The complementiser 'that' is used to introduce a subordinate clause."
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"In the sentence 'I think that she is coming', the word 'that' functions as a complementiser."
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"The English complementiser 'if' is used to introduce conditional clauses."
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"In the phrase 'I wonder if she will come', the word 'if' acts as a complementiser."
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"The complementiser 'whether' introduces indirect questions."
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"In the sentence 'She asked whether he was coming', 'whether' functions as a complementiser."
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"The word 'that' can also serve as a complementiser in non-finite clauses."
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"In the phrase 'It's important to know that she is here', the word 'that' acts as a complementiser."
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"Certain complementisers indicate the mood of the subordinate clause."
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"In English, the subjective complementiser 'that' is often omitted."
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"The complementiser 'for' can be used to introduce purpose clauses."
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"In the sentence 'He went there for me to see', 'for' functions as a complementiser."
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"Some complementisers can also introduce relative clauses."
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"In the phrase 'That's the book that she recommended', 'that' acts as a complementiser."
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"The complementiser 'while' is used to introduce adverbial clauses of time."
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"In the sentence 'She read a book while waiting for the bus', the word 'while' functions as a complementiser."
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"Different languages have different ways of expressing complementisers."
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"The role of a complementiser is to connect the main clause to the subordinate clause."
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"The complementiser 'that' is often used to introduce a subordinate clause."
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"In English, complementisers can also be conjunctions like 'if' or 'whether'"
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"The function of a complementiser is to link a main clause and a subordinate clause."
4
"Examples of complementisers in English include 'that', 'if', 'whether', 'because', and 'since'."
5
"The word 'if' can function as a complementiser in conditional sentences."
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"In some languages, complementisers can be inflected for person, number, or tense."
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"The complementiser 'that' is sometimes optional and can be omitted in certain sentences."
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"In some grammatical frameworks, complementisers are referred to as subordinating conjunctions."
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"Different languages may have different types of complementisers depending on their specific grammar rules."
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