Grammatical Constituent (Noun)
Meaning
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The phrase "in the garden" is a grammatical constituent of the sentence "The children are playing in the garden".
- The word "quickly" is a grammatical constituent of the sentence "She finished the project quickly".
- The clause "because I was tired" is a grammatical constituent of the sentence "I went to bed early because I was tired".
- The phrase "with great enthusiasm" is a grammatical constituent of the sentence "The crowd greeted the news with great enthusiasm".
- The word "very" is a grammatical constituent of the sentence "She is a very talented musician".