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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Parsing a Sentence: adjective phrase
Could someone tell me whether I have parsed the following sentence correctly?
Sentence: "Mental sums are easy for some people and difficult for others."
Am I right to say that "mental sums" is the subject, "are" the linking verb and "for some people and difficult for others" is the prepositional adjectival phrase?
Sentence: "Mental sums are easy for some people and difficult for others."
Am I right to say that "mental sums" is the subject, "are" the linking verb and "for some people and difficult for others" is the prepositional adjectival phrase?
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Anonymous Am I right to say that "mental sums" is the subject Yes. Anonymous "are" the linking verb Yes. Anonymous "for some people and difficult for others" is the prepositional adjectival phrase?
- Anonymous Am I right to say that "mental sums" is the subject Yes.
- Anonymous "are" the linking verb Yes.
- Anonymous "for some people and difficult for others" is the prepositional adjectival phrase?
- No, there are two preposition phrases: for some people and for others , neither of which is adjectival.
- They function as adjuncts in the adjective phrases easy for some people and difficult for others.
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AnonymousAm I right to say that "mental sums" is the subjectYes.
Anonymous"are" the linking verbYes.
Anonymous"for some people and difficult for others" is the prepositional adjectival phrase?No, there are two preposition phrases: for some people and for others, neither of
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