Anonymous  +  303537 Wed, 13 Dec 06 08:31 PM I have a sentence that I am trying to label parts of speech, but having some difficulty.The sentence is: I am allowed to ride the roller coaster I know that 'am allowed to' is a substitute for the modal verb 'may' as in: I may ride the roller coaster In the second example, I have 'I' as the subject, 'may' as a modal connected to the verb 'ride', and 'the roller coaster' as a noun phrase serving as a direct object of the verb. My question is this: How do I label the parts of the substitute 'am allowed to' to make up a modal. I have look through phrase structure rules and cannot find a rule that says modals may be phrases made up of other parts of speech. Any Ideas? Calcio Anonymous Verbs, Nouns, Noun Phrases, Modals, Direct Objects, Modal Verbs

	Inchoateknowledge  +  303547 Wed, 13 Dec 06 09:20 PM to be allowed to is a semi auxiliary, and the modal is an auxiliary ( modal auxiliary) to be allowed to expresses modal or aspectual meaning. Inchoateknowledge Joined on Wed, May 3 2006 Senior Member 2,549 Beep! Beep! :) Auxiliaries, Modals, Modal Auxiliaries

	CalifJim  +  303610 Thu, 14 Dec 06 01:01 AM I - pronoun subject am - linking verb allowed - predicate adjective to ride - infinitive complement of allowed the roller coaster - noun phrase object of ride Alternately, depending on the analytical technique you are using, the sentence is derived by transformations of the underlying structure: someone allow [ I ride the roller coaster ] CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,411 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns, Noun Phrases, Modals, Predicates

	Inchoateknowledge  +  303733 Thu, 14 Dec 06 10:12 AM  CalifJim wrote: I - pronoun subject am - linking verb allowed - predicate adjective to ride - infinitive complement of allowed the roller coaster - noun phrase object of ride Alternately, depending on the analytical technique you are using, the sentence is derived by transformations of the underlying structure: someone allow [ I ride the roller coaster ] CJ It is another interpretation of grammarians. I like mine more Inchoateknowledge Nouns, Pronouns, Noun Phrases, Modals, Predicates

	nona the brit  +  352012 Tue, 17 Apr 07 01:21 PM One flower - it/this More than one flower - they/those/them/these nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.