Barmherzig
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Hi!
I am a second-year student of English from Poland. In few weeks, I am having my descriptive grammar exam. I have just a couple of revision classes left before the exam, so my friends and I revise a lot. Our descriptive grammar teacher has given us some sentences to work on. I'm having a problem with some of them, and I would totally appreciate your help. The first sentence is:
She wondered whether the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood should be the place to be visited by many now.
Which I analyse as follows:
Subject [She] + Verb (monotransitive) [wondered] + Direct Object [whether the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood should be the place to be visited by many now]
Direct Object: subordinator [whether] + Subject [the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood] + Verb (copula) [should be] + Subject Complement [the place to be visited by many now]
Now, here are my questions: how to further analyse the clause the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood? Could it be that the place is the headand where she had spent what was left of her childhood is the modifier?
How to further analyse the subject complement the place to be visited by many now?
Would be very grateful if you helped me.
Warm regards,
B.
I am a second-year student of English from Poland. In few weeks, I am having my descriptive grammar exam. I have just a couple of revision classes left before the exam, so my friends and I revise a lot. Our descriptive grammar teacher has given us some sentences to work on. I'm having a problem with some of them, and I would totally appreciate your help. The first sentence is:
She wondered whether the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood should be the place to be visited by many now.
Which I analyse as follows:
Subject [She] + Verb (monotransitive) [wondered] + Direct Object [whether the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood should be the place to be visited by many now]
Direct Object: subordinator [whether] + Subject [the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood] + Verb (copula) [should be] + Subject Complement [the place to be visited by many now]
Now, here are my questions: how to further analyse the clause the place where she had spent what was left of her childhood? Could it be that the place is the headand where she had spent what was left of her childhood is the modifier?
How to further analyse the subject complement the place to be visited by many now?
Would be very grateful if you helped me.
Warm regards,
B.