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SeekerOfPeace  #345326  Fri, 30 Mar 07 02:53 PM
Hello everyone,

I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.

Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?

Thanks.

The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store2 with its bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves3.

1: dependant clause (subordinate clause)

2: Independent clause (main clause)

3: Prepositional phrase

The: Definite article, defines moment

Moment: noun, countable

She: personal pronoun, 3rd person

Entered: Simple past, Simple past

The: Definite article, defines woman

Presented: Verb, simple past, synonym in this context: provide

A: non-definite article

Sharp: adjective

To: preposition

Our: Possessive pronoun (personal pronoun, possessive case) Can I say possessive pronoun?

With: preposition (descriptive)

Its: pronoun, replaces store

Bright: adjective

Lighting: noun

And: conjunction

Neatly: adverb

Arranged: adjective

Shelves: noun

  
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Philip  #345360  Fri, 30 Mar 07 04:29 PM
 SeekerOfPeace wrote:
Hello everyone,

I'm trying to practice my understanding of grammar. I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my explanations.

Is the following analysis right? Is there anything I should/could add to it?

Thanks.

The moment she entered1, the woman presented a sharp contrast to our shiny store2 with its bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves3.

1: dependant clause (subordinate clause)

2: Independent clause (main clause)

3: Prepositional phrase

The: Definite article, defines moment

Moment: noun, countable

She: personal pronoun, 3rd person

Entered: Simple past, Simple past

The: Definite article, defines woman

Presented: Verb, simple past, synonym in this context: provide

A: non-definite article I've always used the term 'indefinite'.

Sharp: adjective

To: preposition

Our: Possessive pronoun (personal pronoun, possessive case) Can I say possessive pronoun?

With: preposition (descriptive)

Its: pronoun, replaces store

Bright: adjective

Lighting: noun

And: conjunction

Neatly: adverb

Arranged: adjective

Shelves: noun

Excellent work!  100%
  
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SeekerOfPeace  #345365  Fri, 30 Mar 07 04:41 PM
Thanks Philip. Big Smile [:D]

How about the next one:

Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2.

1: Dependant clause (what kind of  dependant clause??)  I'm kind of confused as to the  nature of  this subordinate clause...

2: Main clause

Walking: past progressive? (which tense is?)

As if: describes how a situation seems to be

Each: determiner

Step: noun

Were: linking verb (copula)

Painful: predicator adjective (predicate adjective)

She: personal pronoun, 3rd person

Slowly: adverb

Pushed: V. Simple past, transitive

(pushed open): Verbal phrase’

The: (adjective, determinant, definite article)

Glass door: compound noun or:

       Glass: adjective noun (is there a  term for nouns used as adjectives?)

       Door: noun

And: conjunction, links main clause with verbal phrase (compound verb:  pushed  +  hobbled). Not too sure as to how to  define the use of the conjunction here.  I would assume  "and"  here  links the main clause with the  verbal phrase hobbled down the nearest aisle.

Hobbled down: verbal phrase

The: definite article

Nearest: adj.

Aisle: noun


  
SeekerOfPeace  #345573  Sat, 31 Mar 07 04:18 AM
For the record, I wasn't right.

As it turns out, I did make a mistake (and so did you )

Look here:

"[...] to our shiny store."

I said that "our" was a possessive pronoun, but it's not!

"ours" is a possessive pronoun, not "our".

In this phrase, "our" is a determiner. It determines store.

Could you confirm that I'm right about this?
  
Doll  #345673  Sat, 31 Mar 07 12:09 PM

Walking as if each step were painful1, she slowly pushed open the glass door and hobbled down the nearest aisle2.

1: Dependant clause (what kind of  dependant clause??)  I'm kind of confused as to the  nature of  this subordinate clause...   It is reduced clause(While/As she was walking...)   

2: Main clause  Yes.  

Walking: past progressive? (which tense is?)  With a big probability it is past progressive.  

As if: describes how a situation seems to be   Yes.  

Each: determiner    Yes.

Step: noun          Yes.   

Were: linking verb (copula)   Yes.     

Painful: predicator adjective (predicate adjective)   I am not sure.    

She: personal pronoun, 3rd person

Slowly: adverb

Pushed: V. Simple past, transitive

(pushed open): Verbal phrase’

The: (adjective, determinant, definite article)   Yes.         

Glass door: compound noun or:

       Glass: adjective noun (is there a  term for nouns used as adjectives?)

       Door: noun       Glass door --compound noun.Most compound nouns are formed by nouns modified by other nouns or adjectives.Here is some information for you:We can use a noun as an adjective when it precedes a noun that it modifies; a mountain bike is a bike designed for riding up mountains. 'Mountain' functions as an adjective modifying the noun bike.       

And: conjunction, links main clause with verbal phrase (compound verb:  pushed  +  hobbled). Not too sure as to how to  define the use of the conjunction here.  I would assume  "and"  here  links the main clause with the  verbal phrase hobbled down the nearest aisle.       It is coordinating conjunction.I think here and links  independent clauses.   

Hobbled down: verbal phrase

The: definite article

Nearest: adj.

Aisle: noun     Yes.

  
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Doll  #345674  Sat, 31 Mar 07 12:13 PM

I don't know what Philip will say but you seem to be right to me.  

..our shiny store-our is determiner here.            . ours is  possesive pronoun

  
Anonymous  #411118  Wed, 29 Aug 07 03:14 PM
Walking as if each step were painful1

This is a participle phrase functioning as an adjective describing SHE. 

Smile [:)]
  
Bokeh  #411140  Wed, 29 Aug 07 03:40 PM
 SeekerOfPeace wrote:
I said that "our" was a possessive pronoun
I'd say it is a possessive adjective.
  
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Philip  #411362  Wed, 29 Aug 07 10:49 PM

 Bokeh wrote:
 SeekerOfPeace wrote:
I said that "our" was a possessive pronoun
I'd say it is a possessive adjective.
  Absolutely!  'Our' is an adjective, used with the noun to show possession.  'Ours' is a pronoun, which like all pronouns, replaces the noun (along with the possessive adjective.

Widow and widower marry:  your kids, my kids, and ours (pronoun replacing 'our kids').

  
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