Build a Sentence

Contents:

• Adverbs
  • What Is (and Is Not) an Adverb in CGEL
  • Category vs Function (Foundational Distinction)
  • What an Adverb Is (CGEL Perspective)
  • What an Adverb Is Not
  • Example: virtually
  • Why CGEL Treats “Adverb” as a Residual Category
  • 6. Summary (CGEL-Aligned)
  • 7. Common Pitfall (One-Line Warning)
• Clauses
• Focus Adjuncts
  • Category vs Function
  • What a focus adjunct can modify
  • Key Properties
  • Contrast With Degree Modifiers
  • Summary
• Phrases
  • Noun Phrase
  • Common types of adjective phrases
  • Common roles of prepositional phrases
• Qualities
• Semantic Clauses
  • Clause function
• Common semantic roles
• A sentence communicates one thought
  • Action sentence
  • Cumulative, elaboration
  • Comparison
  • Result
  • Contrast
  • Evaluation
  • Temporal
  • Speculative
  • Suggestion
  • Question
  • Reasoning
  • Periodic
  • Misc / Declarative
• Sentences