Clause elements

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0(1) How would you identify the functions (S, V, DO, IO, SC, OC, AC, A, Vt (transitive), Vi (intransitive), Vd (dative), Vf (factitive), Vc (copulative), Vs (sense)) from the following sentence?02br02br01b00He ran onto the balcony of his flat in Oslo's exclusive docklands apartment Complex to see a man turn and empty the clip of a .375 Magnum in the direction of a chasing guard.02b02br02br00(2) Identify the clauses:02br02br01b00I was also of course curious about Mr Astley as I am convinced he is in love with Polina.02b02br02br00Urgent and thanks,02br00Eva0-

Kimm · Accepted Answer

0 How would you analyse these sentences? Where do you run into trouble?02br
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Buddhaheart · Answer

0As per your request, the following is an attempt to determine the word class & clause type of your sentence (1):02br
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00S:00 He02br
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01b00Vi:02b00 ran, turn02br
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00Vt:00 empty02br
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00Vd:02br
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00Vf:02br
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00Vc:02br
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00Full infinitive:00 to see02br
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00Bare infinitive:00 turn, empty 02br
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00Verb, sense:00 see02br
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00Preposition: 00onto; of; in; to 02br
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00Article, definite:00 the02br
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00Article, indefinite:00 a02br
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00Noun, common:00 balcony, flat, apartment, Complex, man, clip, direction, guard.02br
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00Pronoun, genetive:00 his02br
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00Noun, possessive:00 Oslo’s, Dockland’s(?)02br
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00Adjective:00 exclusive, apartment, .375, chasing02br
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01b00Gerund: 02b00chasing02br
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00Noun, proper:00 Docklands(?), Magnum02br
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00Conjunction:00 and 02br
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01b00DO:02b00 the balcony of his flat in Oslo’s exclusive Dockland’s apartment Complex; the clip of a .375 Magnum02br
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00ACl:00 in Oslo’s exclusive Dockland’s apartment Complex02br
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00AdvCl:00 to see a man turn ...; in the direction of a chasing guard02br
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00Please note I’m not sure about the infinitive clause "to see a man ..." If the guy ran onto the balcony 01b00in order02b00 to see the man ..." then it’s infinitive clause functioning as an adverb clause. The subclause "turn and empty ..." is another infinitive clause with "man" as the grammatical subject, and "clip" the object. 02br
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00The following is the clause breakdown for sentence (2):02br
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00Main clause:00 I was... Mr. Astley02br
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00AdvC of reason:00 as I am convinced ...02br
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00Noun clause:00 he is in love with Polina02br
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