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Grammar
Parts of a sentence
In the following sentence what do the words " I hope you " function as?
I hope you appreciate us offering you this position.
I hope you appreciate us offering you this position.
Top answer
I = subject hope = verb you appreciate our offering this position = noun clause
- I = subject hope = verb you appreciate our offering this position = noun clause
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I = subject
hope = verb
you appreciate our offering this position = noun clause
hope = verb
you appreciate our offering this position = noun clause
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Close.
I = subject
hope = INTRANSITIVE verb - requires no object
(that) you appreciate our offering (you) this position = ADVERB clause
Inside the adverb clause,
that = preposition
you appreciate our offering (you) this position = VERB clause
Inside the verb clause
you = subject
appreciate = TRANSITIVE verb - requires one object
our
I = subject
hope = INTRANSITIVE verb - requires no object
(that) you appreciate our offering (you) this position = ADVERB clause
Inside the adverb clause,
that = preposition
you appreciate our offering (you) this position = VERB clause
Inside the verb clause
you = subject
appreciate = TRANSITIVE verb - requires one object
our
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I thought that
offering was a gerund
our was the possessive modifying that gerund
position was the direct obect of appreciate
the second you was an indirect object of appreciate.
My new question is
Is hope the main verb of the sentence with I being the subject
and what about the first you
I think this is a hard one.
offering was a gerund
our was the possessive modifying that gerund
position was the direct obect of appreciate
the second you was an indirect object of appreciate.
My new question is
Is hope the main verb of the sentence with I being the subject
and what about the first you
I think this is a hard one.
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I think we're agreed on "offering".
I think "our" is acting as a determiner for "position".
You may be right about the direct and indirect objects - I do sometimes get those the wrong way round.
I think we're agreed on "hope".
Rommie
I think "our" is acting as a determiner for "position".
You may be right about the direct and indirect objects - I do sometimes get those the wrong way round.
I think we're agreed on "hope".
Rommie
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