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Hepworth101 Posted 11 years ago
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An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics, (BOOK TITLE) is one of the most important and humane works of popular science.

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Main sentence… (BOOK TITLE) is one of the most important and humane works of popular science
Subject: (BOOK TITLE)
Verb: is
Complement: works
Adjectival clause: is one of the most important and humane
Adjectival phrases: of popular science.
Prepositional phrase: of the most important and humane
Appositional adjectival clause: An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics
An: indefinite article modifying synthesis
Adjectives: Important
Humane
Popular
Verb: synthesis
Adverb: ambitious
Conjunction: And
Preposition: of
of
Nouns: history
Biology
Ecology
Linguistics
Guns
Germs
Steel
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Main clause … (BOOK TITLE) is one of the most important and humane works of popular science Subject: (BOOK TITLE) Verb: is Complement: one Adjectival prepositional phrase : of the most important and humane works Adjectival prepositional phrase : of popular science. Prepositional phrase: of the most important and humane Appositional nominal phrase : An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics An: indefinite article modifying synthesis Adjectives: Important ambitious Humane Popular Verb: synthesis Adverb: ambitious Conjunction: And Preposition: of of Nouns: history synthesis Biology Ecology Linguistics works science Guns Germs Steel Pronoun: one ___________________

  • Main clause … (BOOK TITLE) is one of the most important and humane works of popular science Subject: (BOOK TITLE) Verb: is Complement: one Adjectival prepositional phrase : of the most important and humane works Adjectival prepositional phrase : of popular science.
  • Prepositional phrase: of the most important and humane Appositional nominal phrase : An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics An: indefinite article modifying synthesis Adjectives: Important ambitious Humane Popular Verb: synthesis Adverb: ambitious Conjunction: And Preposition: of of Nouns: history synthesis Biology Ecology Linguistics works science Guns Germs Steel Pronoun: one ___________________
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Main clause… (BOOK TITLE) is one of the most important and humane works of popular science
Subject: (BOOK TITLE)
Verb: is
Complement: one
Adjectival prepositional phrase: of the most important and humane works
Adjectival prepositional phrase: of popular science.
Prepositional phras

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