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how do i diagram this sentence..Government by the people is the foundation of democracy.

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AnonymousGovernment by the people is the foundation of democracy.

The style of diagramming has changed from my grammar school days!
I'll just tell you what I think:
You can treat "government by the people" as a fixed expression, or as individual words.

"Is" is the verb, and has a complement rather than "adverbial" modifiers.

The simple subject is the noun "government."
The complete subject is "government by the people."
The prepositional phrase "by the people" modifies "government."
"By" is the preposition, showing the relationship between "government" and "people."
"The" is an article modifying people.

"Foundation" is the simple predicate, and the complement of the verb: (Government is foundation)
The complete predicate is "the foundation of democracy."
The prepositional phrase "of democracy" modifies the noun, "foundation."
"Of" is the preposition, showing the relationship between "foundation" and "democracy."

"The" is an article modifying "foundation."

As they often say, "I hope this helps."

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