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Dear teachers, Would you please help me to solve this problem? Example 1: I have been looking for you everywhere. "Parsing" = sentence analysis (correct use ?) Form + Function : I = Noun Phrase = subject have been looking = Verb Phrase = transitive verb for you = Prepositional Phrase you = object...

Hello V ( I don't know why but your nickname is replaced into three serial *s). So you can accept two points of view, in principle. Umm.. ...................................................................................... The first one: part modifies a direct object, A. As in: # We got...

Hello Not to be rude with you, rvw, I'd be inclined to think to the contrary. Shouldn't we take the noun phrase 'fringe benefits not French benefits' as a whole as an direct object..?? Because when we change similar sentence to the past tense and paraphrase, We ate ten apples, but we didn't...

A sentence may take the form of a single clause or be formed from several clauses. The typical clause has a noun phrase for a subject and a verb phrase for a predicate. The verb phrase may have another noun phrase or two embedded within it which serves as direct object or indirect object. ...

Hello K.O. That looks good - here's a little more detail: Clause 1 We - subject were spared - passive voice, past tense the storm's fury - noun phrase, object (the storm's - possessive; fury - direct object) Clause 2 but - coordinating conjunction now - adverb are having - modal verb,...

Hi, Paco. It is true that objects may be called "complements". Also, the core predicate of a proposition may be a verb, adjective, noun phrase or prepositional phrase. These terms are used semantically here.You have as well arguments, propositions, predicators, experiencer role, thematic role,...

"It's still a noun phrase so a direct object." It's a prepositional object NP. Technically, it is not a direct object. I've looked this up recently. All prepositional verbs take prepositional objects.

My point was that "looked after" is a prepositional verb, not a phrasal verb as was suggested in the thread. I've been trying to understand the difference. It seems that many people are not aware that there is one. My error, I misunderstood. I know prepositional verbs as inseperable phrasal...

Dear teachers, What do you think of the following analysis, is it correct ? The children looked at the boy inquisitively. FORM: FUNCTION: The children = noun phrase subject looked at =...

I know this is a long post, but I have a final exam about this on Tuesday and I need answers. Any help will be very appreciated, if you don't have time to answer all and just have time to answer one question it will be equally appreciated! Thanks in Advance. 1. What are the 5 noun phrases in the...