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    Analyze the following sentence specifying the S,P,O,C,A structure of the main clause and function of the subordinate clauses.

    The prime factor resulting to global warming is human activity.

    Human activity is the behavior of individual living in the society.

    Carbon di oxide is no longer absorbed to desired quantities.

    The dramatic rise in levels of carbon di oxide is due to rises in human activities.

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    Default Re: SPOCA Structure

    Welcome to the forum, Haneet.

    We hope you find it useful, but please don't ask us to do or correct your homework; this is a place to discuss language.
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    Default Re: SPOCA Structure

    Quote Originally Posted by Haneet Kaur View Post
    Analyze the following sentence specifying the S,P,O,C,A structure of the main clause and function of the subordinate clauses.

    The prime factor resulting to global warming is human activity.

    Human activity is the behavior of individual living in the society.

    Carbon di oxide is no longer absorbed to desired quantities.

    The dramatic rise in levels of carbon di oxide is due to rises in human activities.
    There is no space in the word "dioxide."

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    Default Re: SPOCA Structure

    Quote Originally Posted by Haneet Kaur View Post
    Analyze the following sentence specifying the S,P,O,C,A structure of the main clause and function of the subordinate clauses.

    The prime factor resulting to global warming is human activity.

    Human activity is the behavior of individual living in the society.

    Carbon di oxide is no longer absorbed to desired quantities.

    The dramatic rise in levels of carbon di oxide is due to rises in human activities.
    Firstly, you may care to note that there are no subordinate clauses in any of these sentences. Secondly, they are so full of errors that their structural analysis would be quite valueless.

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