TREE DIAGRAM PHRASES

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Anna3

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Hello,
I am not sure how to draw the phrase "The very old dog wandered aimlessly"
 

MikeNewYork

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Given the limitations of the forum formatting, it is very difficult to draw diagrams.

Your sentence is parsed as follows: The (definite article associated with "dog") - very (adverb modifying "old") - old (adjective modifying "dog") - dog (noun, subject of sentence) - wandered (main verb, past tense) - aimlessly (adverb modifying "wandered").
 
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