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Laborious Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Analysis of sentences on the basis of Grammatical Functions

1. Everyone had come out to play Holi.

Subject: Everyone

Predicate: had come out to play Holi

I'd like to know how you would further label (grammatically) parts/elements of the Predicate, please.

I think "had come" is a Verb, "out" functions as a Complement to it, and "to play Holi" functions as an adjunct, there.

Please correct me if I'm wrong about the analysis.


2. With their favourite colours in hand, they were going to neighbouring streets to put colour on their friends.

Here, phrase "with their favourite colours in hand" and the infinitive clause "to put colour on their friends", both function as Adjuncts of the sentence.

"They" is the Subject, "were going to neighbouring streets to put colour on their friends" is the Predicate, in which "were going" is a verb, "to neighbouring streets" is functioning as a Complement to the verb, and the infinitive phrase "to put colour on their friends" is functioning as an Adjunct.


Please check my analysis of the sentence.


Thank you!

  

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Laborious 1. Everyone had come out to play Holi . Subject: Everyone Predicate: had come out to play Holi Yes.

  • Laborious 1.
  • Everyone had come out to play Holi .
  • Subject: Everyone Predicate: had come out to play Holi Yes.
  • Laborious I'd like to know how you would further label (grammatically) parts/elements of the Predicate, please.
  • I think "had come" is a Verb, "out" functions as a Complement to it, and "to play Holi" functions as an adjunct, there.
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Laborious1. Everyone had come out to play Holi. Subject: Everyone Predicate: had come out to play Holi

Yes.

LaboriousI'd like to know how you would further label (grammatically) parts/elements of the Predicate, please. I think "had come" is a Verb, "out" functions as a Complement

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