verbless clauses

A form of verbless clause — A clauselike structure that lacks an explicit verb, typically implying a form of the verb be, recoverable from context, often functioning adverbially or independently as elliptical fragments.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of verbless clause
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