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EmblaNorway Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Please I need some help
"Perhaps, on reflection (A), the best thing(s) to do would be to curl up (v)with a good book (d.O)".
Can u please explain to me where the subject, verb and other constituents are in this sentence? I have to make a tree diagram, and I can see the phrases but I need the analysis of the constituents too. Somehow I always mess this up and really need some help to see if my attempt is correct.
Can u please explain to me where the subject, verb and other constituents are in this sentence? I have to make a tree diagram, and I can see the phrases but I need the analysis of the constituents too. Somehow I always mess this up and really need some help to see if my attempt is correct.
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Wow, my post became very silly. Where the two smileys are I tried to write subject and verb, but I obviously wrote the code for smileys. Sorry.
- Wow, my post became very silly.
- Where the two smileys are I tried to write subject and verb, but I obviously wrote the code for smileys.
- Sorry.
- This is the correct writing: "Perhaps, on relflection (Adverbial), the best thing (subject) to do would be to curl up (Verb) with a good book (DirectObject).
- Is this correct?
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Wow, my post became very silly. Where the two smileys are I tried to write subject and verb, but I obviously wrote the code for smileys. Sorry.
This is the correct writing:
"Perhaps, on relflection (Adverbial), the best thing (subject) to do would be to curl up (Verb) with a good book (DirectObject).
Is this correct?
This is the correct writing:
"Perhaps, on relflection (Adverbial), the best thing (subject) to do would be to curl up (Verb) with a good book (DirectObject).
Is this correct?
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"Perhaps, on reflection (Adverbial OK), the best thing (subject OK) to do would be (verb) to curl up with a good book (DirectObject not exactly).
Actually the subject is the infinitive clause: [the best thing to do ]
The main verb is the modal auxiliary would + the verb be
Since the verb be does not take a direct ob
Actually the subject is the infinitive clause: [the best thing to do ]
The main verb is the modal auxiliary would + the verb be
Since the verb be does not take a direct ob
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