Name the parts of this sentence please.
Begins with a gerund...maybe a noun phrase too...ends with a subordinate clause...
I'm not too sure...
Thanks.
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Understanding whether a verb is the main verb or not can help tell me if a group of words is a clause or phrase . The main clause (the core of the sentence) is (Something) can help tell me (something). (something - subject ) can help (main verb, modal form) tell (infinitive form of the verb tell following the catenative verb "help") me (indirect object) (something - direct object of "tell") The first something, the subject , is Understanding whether a verb is the main verb or not this is a gerund phrase BUT the direct object of the gerund "understanding" is a clause: whether a verb is the main verb or not The second something, the direct object , is:the subordinate clause: if a group of words is a clause or phrase .
- Understanding whether a verb is the main verb or not can help tell me if a group of words is a clause or phrase .
- The main clause (the core of the sentence) is (Something) can help tell me (something).
- (something - subject ) can help (main verb, modal form) tell (infinitive form of the verb tell following the catenative verb "help") me (indirect object) (something - direct object of "tell") The first something, the subject , is Understanding whether a verb is the main verb or not this is a gerund phrase BUT the direct object of the gerund "understanding" is a clause: whether a verb is the main verb or not The second something, the direct object , is:the subordinate clause: if a group of words is a clause or phrase .
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The main clause (the core of the sentence) is
(Something) can help tell me (something).
(something - subject ) can help (main verb, modal form) tell (infinitive form of the verb tell following the catenative verb "help") me (
0What is the difference between a norml verb and an infinitive? In my example above, the infinitive TELL is there without the particle TO (split infinitve)...How is therefore any different from a normal, finite verb?
Secondly, How are you liking Brazil?
Like is a verb. The ING on the end of the verb means that it is a verbal:either a participle or a
0For example, you look up "be" in the dictionary, and see all of its forms and declination.
Some verbs have the property that other verbs can follow them, like a chain.
The verb help can be followed by an infinitive, and the "to" can be omitted. The infinitive is not split.
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