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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Parsing

They are hopeful play will resume tomorrow.

They - a subject;
are - a predicator (linking verb);
hopeful play will resume tomorrow - a complement [an adjective phrase where "hopeful" is a head/base of the phrase and "(that) play will resume tomorrow" (a nominal clause) a postmodifier.

Is my parsing acceptable?
  

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Anonymous Is my parsing acceptable? Not quite. I would call "(that) play will resume tomorrow" a complement (not a postmodifier) of "hopeful".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is my parsing acceptable?
  • Not quite.
  • I would call "(that) play will resume tomorrow" a complement (not a postmodifier) of "hopeful".
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs my parsing acceptable?
Not quite. I would call "(that) play will resume tomorrow" a complement (not a postmodifier) of "hopeful".

CJ
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CalifJimNot quite. I would call "(that) play will resume tomorrow" a complement (not a postmodifier) of "hopeful".
Thank you for the reply.
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