#grammatical_construction__grammaticalconstruction__construction__expression  a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
  exclusion:  misconstruction
  supertype:  grammatical_constituent__grammaticalconstituent__constituent  a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
  subtype:  clause  (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
     subtype:  main_clause__independent_clause__independentclause  a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
     subtype:  subordinate_clause__subordinateclause__dependent_clause__dependentclause  a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
        subtype:  restrictive_clause__restrictiveclause  a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
        subtype:  nonrestrictive_clause__descriptive_clause__descriptiveclause  a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
     subtype:  relative_clause  a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'"
  subtype:  complement  a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
  subtype:  involution  a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
  subtype:  phrase  an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
     subtype:  noun_phrase  (linguistics) a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
     subtype:  verb_phrase__predicate  (linguistics) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
     subtype:  prepositional_phrase__prepositionalphrase  a phrase beginning with a preposition
     subtype:  response.phrase  a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
     subtype:  advice_and_consent  a legal phrase in the US Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
     subtype:  catchphrase__catch_phrase__catchphrase  a phrase that has become a catchword
  subtype:  predicator  an expression that predicates

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