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. 2020 Mar 17;29(2):714–731. doi: 10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00207
Structure Example
Propositional clause They think it's cold out.
Passive voice The baby is picked up.
Relative clause The boy who wears a bow tie looks smart.
Reflexive pronoun She hugs herself.
Wh-clause Tell me where you were yesterday.
Infinitive (two subjects) I want you to leave.
Copula BE She is sad.
Embedded clause After I came home, I washed my hands.
Wh-question What's your name?
Past tense copula BE She was hungry.
Third-person singular –s He jumps.
Irregular past tense They drank milk.
Infinitive They want to play video games.
Direct/indirect object Give your money to the poor.
Participle I hear a baby crying.
Y/N interrogative Are you going to the party?
Conjunction “because” They are tired because they stayed up late last night.
Conjunction “and” Mom is cooking and Dad is watching TV.
Future modal “will” He will jump.
Possessive 's Mike's skateboard is cool.
Negative I don't like it.
Past tense –ed He jumped.
Progressive –ing He is jumping.
Prepositional phrase The ball is on the table.
Plural –s There are three apples.
Possessive pronoun Her dress is pretty.

Note. Y/N = yes/no.