All scientists know for sure...
"All scientists know for sure is that the kilogram that defines all others is not what it used to be."
(The Guardian.)
All scientists know for sure - a subject;
is - a linking verb;
that the kilogram that defines all others is not what it used to be - a complement.
Have I identified syntax functions correctly in the cited sentence?
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" The scientists are the subject here, and "all" is the object, the thing they know for sure. Given this information, how would you break down the sentence?
- " The scientists are the subject here, and "all" is the object, the thing they know for sure.
- Given this information, how would you break down the sentence?
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"All scientists know..." = "All that scientists know..." = "The only thing that scientists know..."
The scientists are the subject here, and "all" is the object, the thing they know for sure. Given this information, how would you break down the sentence?
0I interpret this as: "All scientists know for sure" = subject, "is" = (linking) verb, "that the kilogram that defines all others is not what it used to be" = predicate in a linking verb sentence, which is the same thing as the subject, if it's a noun, as it is here. You can rearrange the sentence: "That the kilogram that defines all others is not what it used to be is all scientists know fo
0tkacka15Have I identified syntax functions correctly in the cited sentence?
Yes.
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