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How do you diagram the following sentence?
Alexander the Great's horse was a seemingly untamable stallion named Bucephalus.
Alexander the Great's horse was a seemingly untamable stallion named Bucephalus.
subject= horse
adjective modifying subject= Alexander the Great's
linking verb= was
predicate noun= stallion
adjectives modifying predicate noun= a, untamable
adverb modifying "untamable"= seemingly
participle phrase acting as adjective modifying "stallion"= named Bucephalus
(within the phrase, "Bucephalus" is complementing the "verb", named)
To see how to diagram all of these, go to English Grammar Revolution: Grammar Made Easy
The diagramming index might be a good spot for you to look these up:
Diagramming Sentences Index
:) Elizabeth
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