For example, in I'd like to carry on, the infinitive complement clause is the object of the main clause, filling a position where a noun phrase could occur." ![]() In versions of grammar that use the concept of complement clause, it largely or entirely replaces the concept of nominal clause (or noun clause) referring to a clause that can occur in positions where noun phrases occur. ![]() The most common type is a complement clause following a verb. "Complement clauses can be that-clauses, wh -clauses, ing-clauses or infinitive clauses. (Andrew Radford, Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction. ![]() Thus, in a sentence such as He never expected that she would come, the clause that she would come serves as the complement of the verb expected, and so is a complement clause."
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