Parts of speech for this sentence
Hi all,
I came across this sentence and I didn't know what all the parts of speech were and what type of phrases are present:
"Mr. Oak carried about him, by way of watch, what may be called a small silver clock; in other words, it was a watch as to shape and intention, and a small clock as to size"
I'm particularly unsure about what "by way of watch", "what may be called", "as to shape and intention", and "as to size" are doing.
Thanks for any help!
Top answer
"by way of watch", "as to shape and intention" and "as to size" are adverbial phrases. "what may be called a small silver clock" is a noun phrase, the object of the verb "carried". "what" approximately means "something that".
- "by way of watch", "as to shape and intention" and "as to size" are adverbial phrases.
- "what may be called a small silver clock" is a noun phrase, the object of the verb "carried".
- "what" approximately means "something that".
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"by way of watch", "as to shape and intention" and "as to size" are adverbial phrases.
"what may be called a small silver clock" is a noun phrase, the object of the verb "carried". "what" approximately means "something that".
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