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"complementizer" has 5 syllables: compl-em-ent-iz-er.
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“"That" is a complementizer in the sentence "Mary believes that it is raining".”
"Complementizer" has 5 syllables: compl · em · ent · iz · er.
Complementizer: A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
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