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English grammar
What are the parts of speech (subject, predicate, direct object and/or indirect object) in the following sentence:
Thank you very much, sir.
Thank you very much, sir.
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(I) Thank you very much, sir. The subject, 'I', is understood, not written. e.
- (I) Thank you very much, sir.
- The subject, 'I', is understood, not written.
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- all of the sentence as written) is the predicate.
- The verb is 'thank'.
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(I) Thank you very much, sir.
The subject, 'I', is understood, not written. The rest of the sentence (i.e. all of the sentence as written) is the predicate.
The verb is 'thank'.
'You' is the direct object.
'Very much' is an adverbial phrase modifying 'thank'.
'Sir' is a noun; its function is as a vocative, a term of direct address. It functions like an appositive in
The subject, 'I', is understood, not written. The rest of the sentence (i.e. all of the sentence as written) is the predicate.
The verb is 'thank'.
'You' is the direct object.
'Very much' is an adverbial phrase modifying 'thank'.
'Sir' is a noun; its function is as a vocative, a term of direct address. It functions like an appositive in
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