In Nouns^x, Direct objects^x, Verbs^x

Do you want a syntactical analysis or corrections to these sentences? Here is some syntax: Down the hillside (prepositional phrase, adverbial) were rolling (main verb phrase) the stones . (noun phrase, subject) In this part (prepositional phrase, adverbial) of the garden (prepositional phrase,...

b 1 They mustn’t think I’m interested. 2 They must think I’m not interested. Do these sentences have the same meaning? the first one analyse is " they " pronoun functioning as subject " musn't " a negated modals. ...

1 She stopped looking for a way out. She - pronoun, subject Stopped - main verb, simple past Looking for a way out. - gerund phrase, direct object of "stopped", answers the question "what did she stop?" looking for - gerund form pf phrasal verb "look for" a...

Hi, e 1) I’ll do what I think is right. 2 ) I’ll do it, which I think is right. "i" pronoun functioning as subject. "will" is modals OK, although I'd call it an auxiliary verb. "do" main verb. "what is think is right" is direct object....

e 1) I’ll do what I think is right. 2 ) I’ll do it, which I think is right. "i" pronoun functioning as subject. "will" is modals "do" main verb. "what is think is right" is direct object. the second sentence "i" pronoun...

I imagine myself heading into the field of civil rights. Eddie: To determine if the -ing form of the verb is a gerund or a participle, you have to determine if it is being used as a noun or an adjective in the sentence. I = subject imagine = verb myself = direct object of the verb heading into...

. The bracketed part is the object of the verb enjoy . The clause I watch TV when expressed as a gerund construction becomes my watching TV . That is, the subject becomes a possessive adjective, and the verb becomes a gerund. (The rest stays the same. TV is still the direct object of watch .) ...

Eddie: The main clause is: We have people. It is as complete a sentence as: We have dogs. The subordinate (dependent) clause is whom/who can testify this fact (if necessary) The rule is that the pronoun linking the 2 clauses takes the case of its role in the subordinate clause. So in this...

(is not exactly) As I see it, "saying - - - policies." is a participial phrase, modifying the verb "declared." In another context, " saying " could be a gerund/noun , as in " 'A penny saved is a penny earned' is an old saying ." I believe in your...

d_say: Certainly. 1) I calling his name. Juliet, from the balcony, called his name - Romeo, Romeo, where are you, Romeo? His is the possessive case of the pronoun "he", modifying "name". - His name is Romeo. My avatar is AlpheccaStars. Name is usually singular. People have...