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What is a Equative Clause

Definition: 

An equative clause is a clause which describes a feature of its subject. It contains a subject complement and, typically, a copula.

Examples: 

(English)

See Also: 

Subject Subject Complement Copula

Source: 

Hartmann and Stork 1972

78

Crystal 1980

133

Pike and Pike 1982

443

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

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