False Coordination

Use of a COORDINATING CONJUNCTION where no COORDINATION actually takes place, eg. Try and come tomorrow.
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Finite

A verb is finite if it carries TENSE. If it does not carry tense it is NONFINITE. In the following example the finite verb is highlighted: She eats too much.
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Finite Clause

A clause containing a finite verb. For example, Henry has a large black cat. The following types of clause are always finite: if-clauses, that-clauses, and zero that-clauses.
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Formal Analysis

A formal analysis is one which looks at structural categories such as word classes, phrases, and clauses.
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Formulaic Expression

A type of MINOR WORD CLASS expressing greetings, farewells, and apologies, eg. hello, goodbye, sorry.
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Function Word

Function word and grammatical word are terms used for CLOSED CLASS words such as PREPOSITION, CONJUNCTION and PRONOUN.
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Functional Analysis

A functional analysis is one which looks at the grammatical functions of constituents, such as SUBJECT, DIRECT OBJECT, etc.
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