" Did you just make that up? " Deconstructed

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Can someone please deconstruct " Did you just make that up? " . I dont know how to start it.Can someone just explain what to deconstruct of it.Please and Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Take each word and decide what part of speech it is, and what function (subject, verb, object, etc.) it has in the sentence.

Here is the first word:

Did - past tense of "do," - helping verb

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Anonymous · Answer

Thanks,the main purpose is that i have to deconstruct this line and explain to my class what it reallly means when deconstructed.

You- is direct,is a pronoun

the pronoun of the second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed

Just-adverb -within a brief preceding time; but a moment before: The sun just came out

Make-verb--to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts

that- pronoun

(used to indicate a person, thing, idea, state, event, time, remark, etc

up-adverb-to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

That's a great start.

The verb in the sentence is actually a phrasal verb - Make up.
A phrasal verb (which is more than one word) has a different meaning than the base verb.
Make up means to invent a story, or to apply cosmetics (lipstick, powder, ..) to the face. Examples:

She made up her face before she went out.
He made up a great story to tell the children.

Which word is the subject of the sentence and which word is the direct object?

" Did you just make that up? " Deconstructed

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