Ter  +  962327 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:10 AM I'm self-learning how to break down sentences. Came across this sentence in the paper, and I'm stumped. Any help is greatly appreciated. "Crammed among the rock, the one-time feudal home of Monaco's Grimaldi royal family has a glorious setting and; for cyclists, an equally glorious descent through the Val d'Enfer (Valley of Hell), a gully that, amid the Alpilles' skull-like boulders, seems appropriately named." Breakdown: Crammed among the rock - VP the one-time feudal home of Monaco's Grimaldi royal family has a glorious setting - main clause and - coordinator for cyclists - PP an equally glorious descent - the 2nd main clause through the Val d'Enfer - PP a gully that seems appropriately named - dependent clause? amid the Alpilles' skull-like boulders - PP Is there anything wrong with the breakdown above? Thanks! Ter Joined on Thu, May 24 2007 Junior Member 69 Clauses, Writing, Sentences

	Avangi  +  962335 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:25 AM Not really my cup of tea.  The semicolon puzzles me greatly. (I suppose it separates the two direct objects.) I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent. The only other thing I'd call a clause is "that seems appropriately named." Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,172 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Clauses, Predicates, Punctuation, Semicolons, Writing, Sentences

	Ter  +  962340 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:39 AM thanks a lot! uh... got fouled up by the "and".. thought it coordinated two clauses. The length of the sentence and all the brackets and semi-colon really make it difficult. "a gully that.. seems appropriately named" That's a relative clause and also a dependent clause right? Ter Clauses, Writing, Sentences

	Avangi  +  962347 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:45 AM I agree. Avangi