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Yes, but when my old sunfire's clutch went, it would still start when I pressed the clutch in, even though the pedal didn't do anything. The master cylinder cracked, so it wouldn't keep pressure to work against the springs pressing the clutch plates together.
The mechanism for that must have just been checking the position of the clutch pedal. If your car instead has a sensor right at the clutch plates, then it probably won't work, though you'll still be able to bump start it, as that bypasses the starter entirely. But you need either a hill (going down the same way you are) or people to give a push.
There is an electrical switch that checks the clutch pedal position. Similar to the switch in the brake pedal that operates the brake lights.
Yeah, so the pedal itself still worked, just the hydrolics it was supposed to drive had a leak and stopped moving.