Diagram Question
Sentence: "It is of no importance." Would you diagram "is" as an intransitive complete verb and then diagram the prepositional phrase that follows as adverbial one indicating the extent to which something is? My point is that "is" can't be linking in this case.
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It is of no importance . No, it's not adverbial. It is a copular clause so yes, "is" would in traditional grammar be analysed as a 'linking verb'.
- It is of no importance .
- No, it's not adverbial.
- It is a copular clause so yes, "is" would in traditional grammar be analysed as a 'linking verb'.
- The underlined preposition phrase "of no importance" is predicative in that it relates to a predicand, the subject "it".
- The meaning is the same as "It is unimportant", where the adjective "unimportant" is clearly subjective complement of "is".
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It is of no importance.
No, it's not adverbial.
It is a copular clause so yes, "is" would in traditional grammar be analysed as a 'linking verb'.
The underlined preposition phrase "of no importance" is predicative in that it relates to a predicand, the subject "it".
The meaning is the same as "It is unimportant", where the adjective "unimportant" is clear
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