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| Would you please correct my sentence analysis? (Sorry to bother you again with that but I’m rather tenacious: I’m willing to understand this rather difficult point of grammar!) 1) The meeting is at 2:30. a) The meeting = subject b) is = copular verb c) at 2.30 = adverbial of time ? (form = prepositional phrase) 2) She is ahead of her fellow students. a) She = subject b) is = copular verb c) ahead of her fellow students = complement or adverbial ? (form = adjectival or adverbial phrase ?) 3) We should look ahead. a) We = subject b) should look = copular verb c) ahead = adverbial of place (form = adverbial (or adverb?) phrase) 4) We parted good friends. a) We = subject b) parted = copular verb ? c) good friends = subject complement (form = adjectival phrase?) 5) Norma is in good health = Norma seems to be in good health? a) Norma = subject b) is / seems to be = copular verb ? c) in good health = subject complement (prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective ?) 6) Pat is in a bad mood = Pat seems to be in a bad mood ? a) Pat = subject b) is / seems to be = copular verb ? c) in a bad mood = subject complement (prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective ?) 7) The dog smelled hungrily at the package. a) the dog = subject b) smelled at = transitive verb c) the package = direct object d) hungrily = adverbial of manner 8) She managed to keep her children off cigarettes. a) she = subject b) managed to keep = transitive verb (correct?) or should I separate “managed” from “to keep”? c) her children = direct object d) off cigarette = complement related to the object 9) The animals were feasting on lots of good food. a) The animals = subject b) were feasting on = transitive verb c) lots of good food = direct object (form = noun phrase ?) 10) I ordered myself something to eat. a) I = subject b) ordered = transitive verb c) myself = indirect object ? d) something to eat = direct object? (or is it more complicated than that because of “myself” ?) (is “to order oneself” a pronominal verb ?) I'll send you more sentences later if you don't mind. VERY gratefully yours, Hela |
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| Hi Hela, I lose my patience with diagramming pretty quickly, but I'll take a quick look over your sentences. I am simply eliminating your question marks and alternatives where the original is correct, and adding any corrections I think are necessary: 1) The meeting is at 2:30. a) The meeting = subject b) is = copular verb c) at 2.30 = adverbial of time (form = prepositional phrase) 2) She is ahead of her fellow students. a) She = subject b) is = copular verb c) ahead of her fellow students = complement (form = adjectival prepositional phrase) 3) We should look ahead. a) We = subject b) should look = transitive c) ahead = adverbial of place (form = adverb) 4) We parted good friends. a) We = subject b) parted = copular verb (YES, INTERESTING.) c) good friends = subject complement (form = noun phrase) 5) Norma is in good health (NOT 'SEEMS TO BE', BUT ACTUALLY 'IS') a) Norma = subject b) is = copular verb c) in good health = subject complement (prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective) 6) Pat is in a bad mood (NOT 'SEEMS TO BE', BUT ACTUALLY 'IS') a) Pat = subject b) is= copular verb c) in a bad mood = subject complement (prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective) 7) The dog smelled hungrily at the package. a) the dog = subject b) smelled at = transitive verb (YES, INTERESTING.) c) the package = direct object d) hungrily = adverbial of manner 8 ) She managed to keep her children off cigarettes. a) she = subject b) managed = transitive verb c) to keep her children off cigarettes = object of 'managed' d) her children = indirect object of 'keep off' e) cigarettes = direct object of 'keep off' 9) The animals were feasting on lots of good food. a) The animals = subject b) were feasting on = transitive verb c) lots of good food = direct object (form = noun phrase) THIS CAN EQUALLY WELL BE DIAGRAMMED AS: b) were feasting = transitive verb c) on lots of good food = direct object (form = prepositonal phrase) 10) I ordered myself something to eat. a) I = subject b) ordered = transitive verb c) myself = indirect object d) something to eat = direct object OK AS IS; 'MYSELF' IS SIMPLY APPOSITIVE FOR 'I' IN THE POSITION OF I.O. |
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| Dear teacher, Thank you for answering my questions and being so patient with me. It is much appreciated! Best regards, Hela |
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