Identify the clause, but where's the verb??!

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My lecturer said me: one verb=one clause! yes, but where is the verb in this sentence??:

"last year, a record 30.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuel-a rise of 1.6gigatonnes on 2009, according to estimates from the IEA regarded as the gold standard for emissions data.

I cant find the verb: poured is an adjective and also burning! is it possible?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

'Poured' is Simple Past tense

ie . . . gigatonnes . . . poured into the atmosphere . . .

Clive

Cenni89999 · Answer

is this the only verb?

Would you be so kind to show me the clause division of this paragraph?

I have postponed the exam, I have to take it in 3 days time:

Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, putting hopes of holding global warming to safe levels all but out of reach, according to unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency.

The shock rise means the goal of preventing a temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius – which scientists say is the threshold for potentially "dangerous climate change"– is likely to be just "a nice Utopia", according to Fatih Birol, chief economist of the IEA. It also shows the most serious global recession for 80 years has had only a minimal effect on emissions, contrary to some predictions.

Last year, a record 30.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere, mainly from burning fossil fuel – a rise of 1.6Gt on 2009, according to estimates from the IEA regarded as the gold standard for emissions data.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

First, can you try to identify the clauses ?

Clive

Identify the clause, but where's the verb??!

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