Слайд 2b) The classifications of complex sentences on the basis of
mutual dependence of clauses
Слайд 3Russian linguist N. S. Pospelov:
1) “one-member sentences” - complex
sentences with obligatory subordinate clauses:
complex sentences with subject and
predicative clauses:
e.g.: What the telegram said was clear. The telegram was what I expected from you.
Слайд 4b) complex sentences with subordinate clauses performing the functions of
complements, (object clauses and adverbial clauses),
e.g.: Tell me what you know about it. Put the pen where you’ve taken it from.
Слайд 5c) complex sentences with correlative connections, for example, with double
connectors,
e.g.: The more he thought about it, the more he worried;
Слайд 6d) complex sentences with restrictive attributive clauses - based on
a correlation scheme too,
e.g.: It was the kind of book that all children admire.
Слайд 7e) complex sentences with the subordinate clause in preposition to
the principal clause,
e.g.: As far as I remember, the
man was very much surprised to see me there.
Even if the fault is all his, I must find a way to help him.
Слайд 82) “two-member sentences” complex sentences with optional subordinate clauses.
with
the adverbial clauses,
parenthetical clauses
descriptive attributive clauses in
postposition to the principal clause,
Слайд 9e.g.: The man was very much surprised to see me
there, as far as I remember.
She wore a hat
which was decorated with flowers.
Слайд 10Subordinate clauses may have
1) parallel subordination -subordinate clauses immediately
referring to one principal clause are subordinated “in parallel’ or
“co-subordinated”.
Слайд 11Parallel subordination may be:
homogeneous
the subordinate clauses perform
similar functions,
Слайд 12connected with each other coordinatively,
depend on the same element
in the principal clause (or, the principal clause in general),
e.g.: He said that it was his business and that I’d better stay off it;
Слайд 13b) heterogeneous:
the subordinate clauses mostly refer to different elements
in the principal clause,
e.g.: The man whom I saw
yesterday said that it was his business.
Слайд 142) consecutive subordination - one clause is subordinated to another
in a string of clauses,
e.g.: I don’t know why
she said that she couldn’t come at the time that I suggested
Слайд 153. The correlation between compound and complex sentences
Слайд 16 Some compound sentences can be easily transformed into
complex sentences,
diagnostic models to expose the semantic relations
between the coordinate clauses, especially in unmarked coordinative constructions.
Слайд 17E.g.: Water the seeds and they will grow. If you
water the seeds, they will grow;
She took some
medicine and she became sick. She became sick because she took some medicine;
Слайд 18Coordinative connections are semantically more general than the connections in
complex sentences, which are semantically more discriminatory.