He sees a basket of corn, with a thick cloth on top.

[HobbyFaisal]

Would you please tell me how you would parse the following sentence

He sees a basket of corn, with a thick cloth on top.

He(subject) sees(verb) a(article) basket(object) of(preposition) corn(object of preposition)( function as adjective reply of which basket ) with(preposition) a(art) thick(adj) cloth(obj of pre) on
(pre) top(object of preposition)



i don't know why comma is used in sentence and what is function of prepositional phrase (with a thick cloth) and (on top). what is the meaning of preposition with.

 

[Tarheel]

You need a question mark at the end of the first sentence.

 

[emsr2d2]

Would you please tell me how you would parse the following sentence?

He sees a basket of corn, with a thick cloth on top.

He space (subject) sees space (verb) a space (article) basket space (object) of space (preposition) corn space (object of preposition) space (functions as an adjective reply of describing which basket) with space (preposition) a space (article) thick space (adjective) cloth space (object of preposition) on (preposition) top space (object of preposition).

I don't know why a comma is used in the/that sentence and or what is the function of the prepositional phrases "with a thick cloth" and "on top" are. What is the meaning of the preposition "with"?

I'm no parsing expert so I won't try to answer your queries. However, please note my corrections and markups above. Remember to always put a space before an opening bracket. End every sentence with an appropriate closing punctuation mark. You need to work on your use of articles.

Also note that I have moved your thread to the more appropriate "Analysing and Diagramming Sentences" sub-forum.

 

[Holmes]

He sees a basket of corn, with a thick cloth on top.

. . . i don't know why comma is used in sentence and what is function of prepositional phrase (with a thick cloth) and (on top). what is the meaning of preposition with.

"With," which indicates the having of something, introduces the second of two prepositional phrases modifying "basket." He sees a basket of corn. It is a basket with a thick cloth on top.

The comma helps to clarify that the "with"-phrase does not modify "corn," the noun to "with"'s immediate left. It is not the corn, but the basket containing it, that has a thick cloth on top.

Because this thread is in the Analysing and Diagramming Sentences subforum, I have taken the liberty of drawing a diagram of the sentence (in the 1889 diagramming style of Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg). Please let me know if you need help understanding the diagram.