3) Main and subordinate clauses主句和从句 In a complex clause the clause that takes another clause as its element the main clause, while the clause that forms part of the main clause is a subordinate clause 4) Finite and nonfinite clauses限定分句和非限定分句 a clause can be finite or nonfinite. A finite clause is one with a finite verb phrase as its predicate verb or predicator; a nonfinite clause is a clause with a nonfinite verb phrase as its predicator I dont remember which of/ your answers were correct(限定分句) I signed the paper to get the license:(非限定分句 5)Ⅴ erbless clauses When a clause is marked by the absence of any form of verb elem it is a verbless clause. A verbless clause is just a construction of ent, subject predicate without any form of verb element Hungry and exhausted, the climbers returned• 3) Main and subordinate clauses主句和从句 • In a complex clause, the clause that takes another clause as its element is the main clause, while the clause that forms part of the main clause is a subordinate clause. • 4) Finite and nonfinite clauses限定分句和非限定分句 • A clause can be finite or nonfinite. A finite clause is one with a finite verb phrase as its predicate verb or predicator; a nonfinite clause is a clause with a nonfinite verb phrase as its predicator. • I don’t remember which of your answers were correct.(限定分句) • I signed the paper to get the license.(非限定分句) • 5) Verbless clauses • When a clause is marked by the absence of any form of verb element, it is a verbless clause. A verbless clause is just a construction of “subject + predicate” without any form of verb element. • Hungry and exhausted, the climbers returned