By Noun phrases, Football

Bob is one of those people who LIKE to watch football.Marxism is one of those theories that ARE seen as left-wing. Nora is one of the candidates who ARE worthy of my vote' These are all the same pattern. The blue is the main subject/main verb. The purple is just a portion of the noun phrase...

Yup. was football. The part in brackets is the noun phrase, the subject of the sentence. So "was" is the verb, just like Anon said.

They are really enthusiastic. The adjective enthusiastic is modified by the adverb really to form the adjectival phrase. It is the complement of the verb are. ...

Hello Casi Hurmmm... that's interesting! I've waited (for) 15 minutes for the bus. Yes the second 'for' makes the use of the first 'for' awkward, as you pointed out. I think we may paraphrase it as I've awaited the bus (for) 15 minutes, but probably the use of 'await' sounds weird (too formal)....

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

Hi Camilus, You've given me a lot of homework. it weighs on my back, but it never is the last straw. Fortunately, my back is strong enough. I Appositives vs. Parenthetical Element a) Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the moon, is a native of Ohio. Here, “the first man who walked...