11. In each case, the entity will also be represented by an agreement clitic . 12. The second position pronominal clitic provides a transition between more and less prominent information. 13. If the possessed object is masculine, the clitic is " i ". 14. If the possessed object is feminine, the clitic is " e ". 15. When a pronoun cannot serve as a clitic , a separate disjunctive form is used. 16. Many pronouns can occur in a stressed form and an unstressed ( clitic ) form. 17. Still, in formal Portuguese the clitic pronouns always follow the verb in the infinitive. 18. Clitic doubling is also often necessary to modify clitic pronouns, whether dative or accusative.19. Clitic doubling is also often necessary to modify clitic pronouns, whether dative or accusative. 20. The only obligatory elements of a verb phrase are the head and the subject clitic .
