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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Please diagram this sentence for me.. I saw a plane hit a flock of geese
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" I + saw + (a plane + hit + a flock of geese). A plane (to) hit a flock of geese = infinitive phrase, according to many grammar books. You can change the infinitive phrase to a noun clause if you wish: (a) I saw (that a plane had hit a flock of geese).
- " I + saw + (a plane + hit + a flock of geese).
- A plane (to) hit a flock of geese = infinitive phrase, according to many grammar books.
- You can change the infinitive phrase to a noun clause if you wish: (a) I saw (that a plane had hit a flock of geese).
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I (pronoun/ subject); saw (verb); a (adjective); plane (noun/ a plane = subject of "hit"; hit = verb (infinitive without "to"); a = adjective; flock = collective noun; of = preposition; geese= noun/ object of the preposition "of"/ of geese = modifies "flock"; a flock of geese = object of "hit."
I + saw + (a plane + hit + a flock of geese).
A plane (to) hit a flock of geese = in
I + saw + (a plane + hit + a flock of geese).
A plane (to) hit a flock of geese = in
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