Complementizer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Linguistics.
  1. an element or elements marking a complement clause, as that in We thought that you forgot, for … to in For you to go all the way there would be silly, or possessive …-ing in Barbara's leaving so early worried them.
noun
  1. a word or morpheme that serves to introduce a complement clause or a reduced form of such a clause, as that in I wish that he would leave
Complementizer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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