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None of us remembers Mum's birthday. none of us = subject none = indefinite pronoun, and the relationship between none and us is established by the preposition: of. of us is a prep phrase and modifies none remembers = transitive verb Mum's birthday = direct object of the verb. On Mum's...

Dear CalifJim Thanks again for your prompt and most helpful advice. And here are some more questions on sentence analysis for you or those who would be so kind...... None of us remembers Mum's birthday. How should the phrase 'none of us’ be analysed: a. 'none of us’ is the complete...

1. The analyses are correct. (You should have gives in both sentences, by the way.) 2. There are two different ways of analyzing that. It depends on how the author or teacher is using the terminology. Ask your teacher his or her preference on these. a. According to one approach, to...

Dear friends I am here to pick your brains again. Q1: Are the following analysis correct? My sister gives me a present. (subject / verb / indirect object / direct object) My sister give a present to me. (subject / verb / direct object / prepositional phrase) Q2: So, is it correct to say...

Short Course:1-- A Predicate Nominative is a noun phrase on the predicate (right) side of a linking verb: I am a handsome fellow.2-- A Direct Object receives the action of a verb: I bought a sandwich. An Indirect Object receives the benefit of the action of the verb: I bought my girlfriend a...

I don't really get predicate nominatives, Direct & Indirect Objects, and Objects of prepositions. PLZ help!!!!!!!!!!

Is 'giving' a noun? -- Not precisely; it is the nonfinite clause which is a noun object of the preposition in. Is 'the wider movement' a noun phrase? -- Yes Is 'a sense of cohesion' a noun phrase? -- Yes Does 'giving' modify 'the wider movement' which in turn modifies 'a sense of cohesion'?...

In the statement "I gave a book to Marc." Is "Marc" the indirect object or the object of the preposition "to"? It depends on which grammar book you read. Some systems say that only the version without a preposition should be called an indirect object. In such a system, I gave a book to...

Marc is the indirect object. He receives the direct object. Whatever answers the question "to whom" will generally be the indirect object. If you can move what comes after the "to" to the position before the direct object (I gave the book to Marc --> I gave Marc the book) then it's the...

Greetings. In the statement "I gave a book to Marc." Is "Marc" the indirect object or the object of the preposition "to"? The question comes up because many statements involving the preposition "to" can be rewritten as follows: I gave Marc the book. In this sense, "Marc" appears to be the...