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Alaricepent Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Diagramming help!!!
"Canoe, barbecue, and banana were some of the first words borrowed from Native Americans."
I know how to do the first part.
But how would I diagram from "were......Americans."?
Urgent! HELP!!!
I know how to do the first part.
But how would I diagram from "were......Americans."?
Urgent! HELP!!!
Top answer
Canoe, barbecue, and banana -- compound Subject were -- Linking verb some of the first words borrowed from Native Americans-- nominal clause as Subject complement For the clause: some-- Subject of the first words-- prepositional phrase modifying Subject borrowed-- nonfinite verb from Native Americans -- prepositional phrase as adverbial
- Canoe, barbecue, and banana -- compound Subject were -- Linking verb some of the first words borrowed from Native Americans-- nominal clause as Subject complement For the clause: some-- Subject of the first words-- prepositional phrase modifying Subject borrowed-- nonfinite verb from Native Americans -- prepositional phrase as adverbial
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Canoe, barbecue, and banana -- compound Subject
were -- Linking verb
some of the first words borrowed from Native Americans-- nominal clause as Subject complement
For the clause:
some-- Subject
of the first words-- prepositional phrase modifying Subject
borrowed-- nonfinite verb
from Native Americans -- pre
Canoe, barbecue, and banana -- compound Subject
were -- Linking verb
some of the first words borrowed from Native Americans-- nominal clause as Subject complement
For the clause:
some-- Subject
of the first words-- prepositional phrase modifying Subject
borrowed-- nonfinite verb
from Native Americans -- pre
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