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Old 09-Mar-2008, 16:41
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Wink Re: Please check out my tree diagram. I am not sure what to do next

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Originally Posted by Mohammed Abu Risha View Post
Here is my suggestion:
Harry saw the people with a telescope

Harry= Subject (Noun Phrase)
Saw= verb
The people = Object (Noun Phrase)
With a telescope = Adverbial (prepositional Phrase)


Object: The people (noun Phrase)
The= Determiner
People = Head Noun

Adverbial: With a telescope (prepositional Phrase)
With = Preposition
A telescope = Noun Phrase
A= Determiner ,,,,,, telescope = Head Noun

Thanks! I see, I have to break down " the people into Det, and N. So that would be NP-det,N
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