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"So softly spoken that at press conferences reporters crowd the front-row seats to better hear her, Madonsela has shown extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment to her brief to investigate government misconduct." (The Guardian.)
Is "Mandosela" a subject, "has shown" a predicator (verb), "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment" an object, "to her brief to investigate government misconduct" an object complement, and "So softly spoken that at press conferences reporters crowd the front-row seats to better hear her" a participle clause functioning as a subject modifier in the above sentence?
Is "Mandosela" a subject, "has shown" a predicator (verb), "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment" an object, "to her brief to investigate government misconduct" an object complement, and "So softly spoken that at press conferences reporters crowd the front-row seats to better hear her" a participle clause functioning as a subject modifier in the above sentence?
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Anonymous Is "Mandosela" a subject Yes. Anonymous "has shown" a predicator (verb), Yes. Anonymous "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment" an object, Yes, but if you're going to include that much, you should include the rest: "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment to her brief to investigate government misconduct" Anonymous "So softly spoken that at press conferences reporters crowd the front-row seats to better hear her" a participle clause functioning as a subject modifier Yes.
- Anonymous Is "Mandosela" a subject Yes.
- Anonymous "has shown" a predicator (verb), Yes.
- Anonymous "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment" an object, Yes, but if you're going to include that much, you should include the rest: "extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment to her brief to investigate government misconduct" Anonymous "So softly spoken that at press conferences reporters crowd the front-row seats to better hear her" a participle clause functioning as a subject modifier Yes.
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AnonymousIs "Mandosela" a subjectYes.
Anonymous"has shown" a predicator (verb),Yes.
Anonymous"extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment" an object,Yes, but if you're going to include that much, you should include the rest:
"extraordinary, some say foolhardy, commitment t
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