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| Embarrassed by my non-related comment about snowglobes, I told my friends to forget what I said. Staggering, the nerd struck the locker. He lived under the bridge and feasted on goats. |
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Nobody Knows MY Name -- noun, subject is -- verb (linking) a collection -- article + noun, predicate nominative (complement) of verb of autobiographical essays -- adjectival prepositional phrase, modifying "collection". by the author -- adjectival prepositional phrase, modifying "essays". James Balwin -- noun appositive, explaining "author" Embarrassed by my non-related comment about snowglobes: adjectival participial phrase, modifying the subject [past participle + adverbial prepositional phrase + adjectival prepositional phrase I -- pronoun, subject told -- verb my friends -- possessive adjective + noun, indirect object of "told" to forget -- infinitive, noun, direct object of "told" what I said -- noun clause acting as the direct object of the infinitive Staggering -- present participle, adjective, modifying the subject the nerd -- article + noun, subject struck -- verb the locker -- article + noun, direct object He -- pronoun, subject lived and feasted -- compound verb connected by conjunction "and" under the bridge -- adverbial prepositional phrase, modifying "lived" on goats -- adverbial prepositional phrase, modifying "feasted" |
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