Table 3.

Comparison between ASD and TD children: qualitative assessment of the clause type related subcategories.

Structure	Sub-Categories	TD (n = 54)	ASD (n = 54)	Mann–Whitney Test
Locative	topological	0.12 (0.34)	0.42 (0.88)	0.021
	projective	0.94 (1.07)	1.57 (1.31)	0.009
Inflectional	nominal	0.07 (0.20)	0.16 (0.50)	ns
	verbal	0.84 (1.14)	1.80 (1.46)	0.000
	possessive	0.70 (1.16)	0.89 (0.92)	0.027
Affirmative Active	SV (reflexive)	0.08 (0.30)	0.41 (0.46)	0.000
	reversible probable	0.11 (0.21)	0.05 (0.18)	0.048
	reversible neutral	0.13 (0.28)	0.28 (0.50)	ns
	reversible improbable	0.07 (0.26)	0.54 (0.66)	0.000
	reversible with subject object inanimate-animate	0.19 (0.37)	0.30 (0.65)	ns
Negative Active	SV	0.01 (0.07)	0.13 (0.48)	0.041
	SVO irreversible	0.50 (0.67)	0.43 (0.65)	ns
	SVO reversible	0.65 (0.84)	1.00 (0.92)	0.023
Affirmative Passive	irreversible	0.53 (1.08)	0.40 (0.53)	ns
	reversible probable	0.22 (0.49)	0.94 (1.06)	0.000
	reversible improbable	0.35 (0.55)	0.95 (0.84)	0.000
	reversible neutral	0.25 (0.59)	0.78 (1.02)	0.000
Negative Passive	SV	0.10 (0.36)	0.77 (0.72)	0.000
	SVA irreversible	0.34 (0.53)	0.55 (0.68)	ns
	SVA reversible	0.53 (0.88)	1.05 (0.96)	0.002
Relative	embedded	0.61 (0.70)	1.44 (1.09)	0.000
	right branching	0.45 (0.75)	0.92 (1.12)	0.022
Dative	AAA	0.26 (0.56)	0.92 (0.85)	0.000
	AIA	0.07 (0.24)	0.86 (0.88)	0.000

Abbreviations: SV: subject verb; SVO: subject verb object; SVA: subject verb agent; AAA: animate animate animate; AIA: animate inanimate animate.