This is fun: Subjunct diagrams

[Kondorosi]

She kindly offered me her seat.
She offered me her seat kindly.

Diagram these. ;-)

 

[Frank Antonson]

Pretty straightforward.

Me is the indirect object.

What is to wonder about?

 

[Kondorosi]

Pretty straightforward.

Me is the indirect object.

What is to wonder about?

What could be the reason for my giving this thread the title, subjunct diagramming? Concentrate on the adverbs and their functions. ;-)

 

[Kondorosi]

She kindly offered me her seat. = she was kind enough to
She offered me her seat kindly. = offered in a kind manner

 

[Frank Antonson]

I would diagram them the same.
Now, if it said, "Kind she offered me her seat ", or "She, being kind, offered me her seat", I would change the word modified.

 

[Kondorosi]

I would diagram them the same.
Now, if it said, "Kind she offered me her seat ", or "She, being kind, offered me her seat", I would change the word modified.

No?

 

[Frank Antonson]

I would only accept the second diagram as correct (if I were judging a competitive sentence diagramming round), and I would prefer it if the indirect object came after the adverb since that is the order within the sentence.

 

[Kondorosi]

Muchas gracias, senior!

 

[Frank Antonson]

No sei por qué pero de nada.