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Originally Posted by Mohammed Abu Risha  Visiting friends can be boring.
I-Friends who visit [others] can be boring
Visiting friends can be boring.
Visiting friends = Subject
Can be= Verb Phrase
Boring= Complement
Visiting friends = Noun Phrase
Friends= Head noun,,,,,,, visiting = pre-modifier
II-For one to visit friends can be boring. (i.e. visiting itself is boring)
Visiting friends = Subject
Visiting friends = Noun clause
Visiting = Verb (Subject deleted)
Friends = Object
Can be = Verb phrase
Boring = Complement |
Thank you I have another question. I seems that in one of the tree diagrams I would be starting out with a Adj because one meanining is describing the friends. Is this possible. I hope I am clear...
ETA: It does not appear to possible.