sentence analysis 3

[hela]

Dear teacgers,

Would you please correct my sentence analysis? (Sorry to bother you again with that but I’m rather tenacious: I’m willing to understand this rather difficult point of grammar!)

1) The meeting is at 2:30.
a) The meeting = subject
b) is = copular verb
c) at 2.30 = adverbial of time ? (form = prepositional phrase)

2) She is ahead of her fellow students.
a) She = subject
b) is = copular verb
c) ahead of her fellow students = complement or adverbial ?
(form = adjectival or adverbial phrase ?)

3) We should look ahead.
a) We = subject
b) should look = copular verb
c) ahead = adverbial of place (form = adverbial (or adverb?) phrase)

4) We parted good friends.
a) We = subject
b) parted = copular verb ?
c) good friends = subject complement (form = adjectival phrase?)

5) Norma is in good health = Norma seems to be in good health?
a) Norma = subject
b) is / seems to be = copular verb ?
c) in good health = subject complement
(prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective ?)

6) Pat is in a bad mood = Pat seems to be in a bad mood ?
a) Pat = subject
b) is / seems to be = copular verb ?
c) in a bad mood = subject complement
(prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective ?)

7) The dog smelled hungrily at the package.
a) the dog = subject
b) smelled at = transitive verb
c) the package = direct object
d) hungrily = adverbial of manner

8) She managed to keep her children off cigarettes.
a) she = subject
b) managed to keep = transitive verb (correct?)
or should I separate “managed” from “to keep”?
c) her children = direct object
d) off cigarette = complement related to the object

9) The animals were feasting on lots of good food.
a) The animals = subject
b) were feasting on = transitive verb
c) lots of good food = direct object (form = noun phrase ?)

10) I ordered myself something to eat.
a) I = subject
b) ordered = transitive verb
c) myself = indirect object ?
d) something to eat = direct object?
(or is it more complicated than that because of “myself” ?)
(is “to order oneself” a pronominal verb ?)

I'll send you more sentences later if you don't mind.
VERY gratefully yours,
Hela

 

[Mister Micawber]

Hi Hela,

I lose my patience with diagramming pretty quickly, but I'll take a quick look over your sentences. I am simply eliminating your question marks and alternatives where the original is correct, and adding any corrections I think are necessary:

1) The meeting is at 2:30.
a) The meeting = subject
b) is = copular verb
c) at 2.30 = adverbial of time (form = prepositional phrase)


2) She is ahead of her fellow students.
a) She = subject
b) is = copular verb
c) ahead of her fellow students = complement
(form = adjectival prepositional phrase)


3) We should look ahead.
a) We = subject
b) should look = transitive
c) ahead = adverbial of place (form = adverb)


4) We parted good friends.
a) We = subject
b) parted = copular verb (YES, INTERESTING.)
c) good friends = subject complement (form = noun phrase)


5) Norma is in good health (NOT 'SEEMS TO BE', BUT ACTUALLY 'IS')
a) Norma = subject
b) is = copular verb
c) in good health = subject complement
(prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective)


6) Pat is in a bad mood (NOT 'SEEMS TO BE', BUT ACTUALLY 'IS')
a) Pat = subject
b) is= copular verb
c) in a bad mood = subject complement
(prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective)


7) The dog smelled hungrily at the package.
a) the dog = subject
b) smelled at = transitive verb (YES, INTERESTING.)
c) the package = direct object
d) hungrily = adverbial of manner


8 ) She managed to keep her children off cigarettes.
a) she = subject
b) managed = transitive verb
c) to keep her children off cigarettes = object of 'managed'
d) her children = indirect object of 'keep off'
e) cigarettes = direct object of 'keep off'


9) The animals were feasting on lots of good food.
a) The animals = subject
b) were feasting on = transitive verb
c) lots of good food = direct object (form = noun phrase)

THIS CAN EQUALLY WELL BE DIAGRAMMED AS:

b) were feasting = transitive verb
c) on lots of good food = direct object (form = prepositonal phrase)


10) I ordered myself something to eat.
a) I = subject
b) ordered = transitive verb
c) myself = indirect object
d) something to eat = direct object

OK AS IS; 'MYSELF' IS SIMPLY APPOSITIVE FOR 'I' IN THE POSITION OF I.O.

 

[hela]

Dear teacher,

Thank you for answering my questions and being so patient with me. It is much appreciated!

Best regards,
Hela