an embedded adjective, phrase, or sentence. In “The boy hitting the ball is left-handed,” the clause “The boy hitting the ball” is an embedded clause in the basic sentence “The boy is left-handed.”
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
em|bed|ded — «ehm BEHD ihd», adjective. Linguistics. that is or may be inserted in a basic sentence by transformation: »an embedded adjective, phrase, or sentence. In “The boy hitting the ball is left handed,” the clause “The boy hitting the ball” is an… … Useful english dictionary
bed — bed; bed·da; bed·ded; bed·der; bed·e·guar; bed·er·al; bed·fel·low·ship; bed·ford; bed·ford·shire; bed·lam·er; bed·less; bed·ling·ton; bed·man; bed·ral; bed·rid·den; bed·stead; bed·ward; crab·bed; crab·bed·ly; crab·bed·ness; em·bed; em·bed·ment;… … English syllables
