Editing Clause (section)

===Predicative clauses===
An embedded clause can also function as a [[predicative expression]]. That is, it can form (part of) the predicate of a greater clause.

::a. That was <u>'''when''' they laughed</u>.{{Snd}} Predicative SV-clause, i.e. a clause that functions as (part of) the main predicate
::b. He became <u>'''what''' he always wanted to be</u>.{{Snd}} Predicative ''wh''-clause, i.e. ''wh''-clause that functions as (part of) the main predicate

These predicative clauses are functioning just like other predicative expressions, e.g. predicative adjectives (''That was <u>good</u>'') and predicative nominals (''That was <u>the truth</u>''). They form the matrix predicate together with the [[copula (linguistics)|copula]].