Sentence Analysis: In terms of function and form dwon to word level.

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Castor

#88129 Fri, 08 Apr 05 02:17 PM

Hi,

I just started studying english at the university. I would like if one you could analysis this sentence:

“The result will be a crisis for governments, which face huge increase in their spending
on social security and healthcare.”

I would very much like an detailed explanation of how to start and how to do it!

sincerly
Thomas Blicher

Castor

Joined on Fri, Apr 8 2005

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Castor

#88144 Fri, 08 Apr 05 03:15 PM

Maybe someone would just help me with the functions so I can get started?

Castor

abbie1948

#88182 Fri, 08 Apr 05 04:12 PM

Try this site - just click on the forward button at the bottom to see the example sentence analysed.

[link]

abbie1948

Joined on Thu, Mar 24 2005

England

Senior Member (2,657)

Hope that helps. Abbie

x.mehrdad

#88198 Fri, 08 Apr 05 04:31 PM

Hello Castor,

I am not a teacher, but since there is no one is there to give it a try, I will tke the risk:

'The result will be crises for the government, which face huge increase in their spending on social security and healthcare.'
It's a complex sentence with the main clause 'The result...government' as the main clause, and 'which...' as the subordinate or relative clause which is a postmodifier for the indirect object 'the government'. So as I see the structure is:
S+V+Od+Oi+C of Oi I hope it helps to start with something.Cheers

x.mehrdad

Joined on Fri, Mar 4 2005

Full Member (186)

Clauses, Direct Objects, Indirect Objects

x.mehrdad

#88212 Fri, 08 Apr 05 04:45 PM

The subordinate or relative clause could itsef be analysed this way:
relative pronoun+V+C of do+dO+iO

x.mehrdad

Clauses, Nouns, Pronouns, Relative Pronouns

Castor

#88269 Fri, 08 Apr 05 06:35 PM

Hi,

I could not find anything else on the website than the HAL1000!

is it the correct link ?

sincerly

Castor

abbie1948

#88279 Fri, 08 Apr 05 07:29 PM

Sorry Castor,

If you go into Hal100, and scroll down the screen a bit, you should find a forward button. Click on forward, and you should get to this page:

[link]

abbie1948