ABSTRACT

Several clause elements (i.e. any word or group of words) can be moved to the beginning of a clause (main clause statement):

I aften har vi ikke set Peter. This evening we haven’t Peter har vi ikke set i aften. Peter we haven’t…

138 CLAUSE TYPES

Most clauses possess both a subject (see 142) and a finite verb (see 143). 1 In describing clauses we often use the terms FV1-clause and FV2-clause:

In FV1-clauses the finite verb comes first in the clause. In FV2-clauses the finite verb comes second, after some other element.