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Can you help me diaggram this sentence please: Nobody except Sybil can quickly warn the colonists of the British threat.
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Hi, I'm confused about your use of 'diagram'. What change would you want made?
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Be careful here. The use of 'Sybil', an unusual name at a time of 'British colonists', sounds odd. It may be a reference to a woman of ancient times able to foretell the future, than some present day (at that time) citizen.
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