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Old 12-Sep-2009, 16:07
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Question Hi there need help clauses

Im confused about these sentences???
Have I broken them into components correctly ????
Is the clause correct?? please help pretty please

1. They cannot breathe properly in that stuffy room.

Subject = they
Verb = cannot breathe
properly = adverbial
in that stuffy room = direct object. Od
clause > monotransitive clause.

2. Could they really sing well after a meal?
Subj = they
verb = Could sing (modal simple)
obj = after a meal
adv = well
(SVo ) = Monotransitive clause
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Im confused about these sentences???
Have I broken them into components correctly ????
Is the clause correct?? please help pretty please

1. They cannot breathe properly in that stuffy room.

Subject = they
Verb = cannot breathe
properly = adverbial
in that stuffy room = adverbial adjunct of place
clause > Intransitive clause. (I've never seen a clause with this name.)

2. Could they really sing well after a meal?
Subj = they
verb = Could sing (modal simple)
adverbial adjunct of time = after a meal
adv = well
(SVo ) = Intransitive clause
m.
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