is it possible to use several verbs with only one noun in one sentence? And Why is it possible to do?

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Hi guys, i am trying to read a book and there i have encountered with follow sentence:

"Those who { had } the honour of knowing him a little better than the rest { asserted } that no one could say he had ever seen him elsewhere than at the Club,..."

Verbs { to have } and { to assert } both belong to the noun { who }

why is it right?

in fact the order of a English sentence is {Subject + Predicate + [Attribute] Object + Adverbial Modifier}?

have I correctly understood that in this sentence the Subject equals "Those who { had } the honour of knowing him a little better than the rest" ?

Please, Explain how to replace any part {Subject, Predicate, [Attribute] Object, Adverbial Modifier} of a sentence by whole idea as in my example in detail?

GPY · Accepted Answer

AlbertoTimakovVerbs { to have } and { to assert } both belong to the noun { who } why is it right?

What do you mean by "belong to"? "had" is part of the relative clause "who had the honour of knowing ...", which modifies "those", while the subject of "asserted" is "those", or, in full "those who had ... etc."

AlbertoTimakovhave I correctly understood that in this sentence the Subject equals "Those who { had } the honour of knowing him a little better than the rest" ?

Right.

AlbertoTimakovPlease, Explain how to replace any part {Subject, Predicate, [Attribute] Object, Adverbial Modifier} of a sentence by whole idea as in my example in detail?

Subjects and objects can be single nouns or noun phrases. Noun phrases are groups of words that have the grammatical function of a noun, such as "Those who had the honour of knowing him a little better than the rest".

AlbertoTimakov · Answer

What do you mean by "belong to"?

like "to refers to". for example, "Several verbs refer to one noun".

Thanks!

And can the Adverbial Modifier be represented like a phrase?

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AlbertoTimakovAnd can the Adverbial Modifier be represented like a phrase?

Adverbial phrases are very common in English, if that's what you're asking. For example, see http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/adverbial_phrases.htm

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