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Old 12-Dec-2008, 19:14
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Angry sentence analysis

Well i will write a sentence and the analysis of that sentence so please give me some opinions about that analysis because i find it hard to understand.(it was one of the tasks at my final exam,and almost everybody failed)


Since I have been trying to convince you that there is a language instinct but would certainly forgive you (if you would rather believe Darwin than believe me), I would also like to convince you that you need not make that choice.
note-conditional sentence doesn`t required analysis

Sentence-ASAVDO( or C or just O)
A-finite clause(reason)-Clause1CoordinatorClause2
Clause1-Subordinator or Conjuction SVDO
Subordinator-since
S-personal pronoun-I
V-Aux.+Aux.+main V-have been trying
DO-to-infinitive clause-zero SVIODO
V-to convince
IO-pers.pr.-you
DO-that clause-Sub.SVSC
sub-that
S-explective pronoun-there
V-copula be-is
SC-NP-DetNP(preMod)N
det-a
NP-zeroDetN-language
N-instinct
Coordinator-but
Clause2-zeroSubSVAV(dis)OA
V-aux.+mainV-would forgive
A-certainly
O-you
A-conditional if-clause (analysis not necessery)

S-pers.pronoun-I
A-AdvP-Adv-also
V-Aux.+mainV-would like
DO-to-infinitive clause-zeroSVIODO
V-to convince
IO-per.pr.-you
V-aux.+mainV
aux.-need not
mainV-make
DO-NP-DetN
Det-that
N-choice


I have this exam in few weeks and i dont have a material to practice from:( please help
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Old 12-Dec-2008, 20:58
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Default Re: sentence analysis

I am not a teacher, but hope this helps:


I / have been trying / to convince / you

that / there is / instinct

. . but . .

I / would forgive / you

if/ you would believe / Darwin
(rather) than . . . (you) / believe / me



I / would like / to convince/ you

that / you need / (to)make / choice.
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