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Ter Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Need help with breaking down a sentence

I'm self-learning how to break down sentences. Came across this sentence in the paper, and I'm stumped.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

"Crammed among the rock, the one-time feudal home of Monaco's Grimaldi royal family has a glorious setting and; for cyclists, an equally glorious descent through the Val d'Enfer (Valley of Hell), a gully that, amid the Alpilles' skull-like boulders, seems appropriately named."

Breakdown:

Crammed among the rock - VP
the one-time feudal home of Monaco's Grimaldi royal family has a glorious setting - main clause
and - coordinator
for cyclists - PP
an equally glorious descent - the 2nd main clause
through the Val d'Enfer - PP
a gully that seems appropriately named - dependent clause?
amid the Alpilles' skull-like boulders - PP

Is there anything wrong with the breakdown above?

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Not really my cup of tea. The semicolon puzzles me greatly. ) I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent .

— Avangi

  • Not really my cup of tea.
  • The semicolon puzzles me greatly.
  • ) I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent .
  • "
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Not really my cup of tea. The semicolon puzzles me greatly. (I suppose it separates the two direct objects.)

I see only one main clause: home has setting and descent.

The only other thing I'd call a clause is "that seems appropriately named."
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thanks a lot! uh... got fouled up by the "and".. thought it coordinated two clauses. The length of the sentence and all the brackets and semi-colon really make it difficult.

"a gully that.......... seems appropriately named"

That's a relative clause and also a dependent clause right?
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Ter: Until the experts answer you, here are a few ideas: (1) Crammed among the rocks = participial clause that modifies "feudal home"; (2) "descent" is the second object of "has" ("setting" being the first object); (3) "gully" is in apposition to "Val d'Enfer." I, too, am eager to see what the experts say.
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