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| How do you analyze the above complex sentence? |
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| that you should say so =subject surprises=verb me=direct object |
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| Could it be elliptical? Ex: (The fact) that you should say so ... . |
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| that you should say so is a relative clause |
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| This is to say you don't understand what a complex sentence is. First of all, try to understand a complex sentence and then analyze complex sentences. Some complex sentences are difficult to analyze. With kindest wishes! Last edited by whitemoon; 08-Aug-2008 at 05:22. |
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What he said was true. This is a complex sentence also. What do you add before "what he said"? With kindest wishes! Last edited by whitemoon; 08-Aug-2008 at 05:20. |
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| Right! Exactly, a noun clause. |
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| What do you mean by "analyze"? Do you want each word and phrase labelled with a part of speech? |
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