Cogling Final

Expanded sentences

more than one clause but not yet complex sentence structure

Subordination

One independent clause with one or more dependent clause and needs a subordinating conjuction (because, if, when, until, as soon as, while, so whether, although, since)

Complementation

One proposition is used to fill the empty part of the main clause

Relativization

One proposition is attached to another proposition to modify or qualify it.

2 types: objective and subjective clauses

Compound Sentence   (“coordination”) 

Contains 2 or more independent clauses within its structural framework.

Join 2 independent clauses with propositions: AND, BUT, SO, OR

Example of what:“My dog eats rotten bones and my hamster runs on its wheel.”

coordination

T-Unit

one independent clause plus any subordinate (dependent) clauses attached to or embedded within it.

C-Unit

an independent clause with its modifiers, plus any attached subordinate clauses, or incomplete/elliptical utterances that can stand as a complete conversational turn.

Example of what: “I can’t go swimming until I eat dinner“

subordination

Common subordinating conjunctions

Conjoined Sentence

has multiple verb phrases that share the same subject. Repetitions of the subject can be elliptically omitted

Example of what: She loves shopping but hates scrubbing toilets.

Conjoined sentence

So (that)

grammatically okay: subordinating so

not grammatical: coordinating so

Complex sentences

Contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause within its structural framework. 

What is: “A dog that was hiding under the house ate rotten bones“.

Subjective relative clause

Proposition

something offered for consideration (necessary explanation)

“I know BLANK“

one proposition and one independent clause makes what?

a complex sentence

because, if, when, until, as soon as, while, SO, whether, although, since, etc.

subordinating conjuction

Adverbial clause; ADV

subordination

conditionality, cause, time, purpose, comparison

Nominal clause; NOM

complementation

verb of cognition or communication

Relative clause REL

relativization

Example of what: She thought he wasn’t even cute.

complementation

Objective relative clause

independent clause: subject, verb, object in main clause AND
description: subject, predicate telling us about the main clause

Example of what: “I heard the bird that was in the tree“

objective relativization

Example of what “The boy who was hungry ate dinner“

Subjective relativization

subjective relative clause

independent clause: main clause AND
more information about the subject of the main clause

clause

subject and predicate

Theory of mind

The developing awareness of what is going on in the heads of other people.

False-belief task

Child presumes if they know it, so does everyone else. Shows child doesn’t understand theory of mind. 

What is it: If Sally hides the ball, Ann will look where she left it not where Sally hid it because that's where she last saw it.

False-belief task