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Thebest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

0bject of preposition

When scientists announced they had completed the Hyman Genome Project in June 2000, they were eager to point out that humankind was unified.

The noun cllause underlined is object of preposition to "out" or Direct Object of verb "were".

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they is the subject. were is a linking verb. eager is a subjective complement.

  • they is the subject.
  • were is a linking verb.
  • eager is a subjective complement.
  • point out is a phrasal, two-word verb.
  • to point out that humankind was unified is an infinitive phrase modifying eager .
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they is the subject.

were is a linking verb.

eager is a subjective complement.

point out
is a phrasal, two-word verb.

to point out that humankind was unified is an infinitive phrase modifying eager. (In what way were they eager?)

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