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conjuction - subject - clausal adverbial - finite verb | conjuction - subject - clausal adverbial - finite verb | ||
The dependent clause always starts with a subordination conjunction or other indicator of its status as a clause. | The dependent clause always starts with a subordination conjunction or other indicator of its status as a clause and the clausal adverbial comes before the finite verb. | ||
The subject position in a dependent clause is also occupied and the word order is straight. | |||
Sometimes there are exceptions to the rules. This is usually when the dependent clause forms a part of the main clause, but it has a similar word order to the main clause. | |||
====''at''-clauses with a 'topic'==== | |||
When a non-subject comes immediately after the conjunction ''at'', the finite verb and subject are inverted: | |||
*''Tjarl dirde, at(CONJ) hier(TOP) penste(FIN) hèn(SBJ) ala til bibliuteket.'' - Charles said that yesterday he was thinking of going to the library. | |||
====''at''-clauses with FV-CA order==== | |||
Sometimes, the clausal adverbial has the same place as in the main clause, after the finite verb. This is unlike its usual dependent clause place before the finite verb. | |||
*''Tjarl dirde, at(CONJ) hèn(SBJ) penste(FV) pa(CA) parta atjudui.'' - Charles said that he was not thinking of leaving today. | |||
====Conditional Clauses with yes/no question order==== | |||
''Um''(if) or ''ifal''(whether) usually introduce conditional clauses. | |||
*''Um tu pa ekrir til mersa, bliver hèn ukontan.'' - If you don't write to Mom, she will be unhappy. | |||
Sometimes conditional clauses don't have a subordination conjunction and must rely on inverted word order to indicate condition. | |||
*''Ekrir tu pa til mersa, bliver hèn ukontan.'' | |||
*''Ekrir tu pa til mersa?'' (Yes/No question) | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
===Phrases=== | ===Phrases=== | ||