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Rita Ngan Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Recognize sentence structure

"A few other people have reported problems with pictures showing up that aren't theirs."

Am I correct:

None group = a few other people

Verb = have reported

Phrase = problems with pictures showing up

Preposition = that

Verb group = aren't theirs

  

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Rita Ngan None noun group = a few other people Yes, though 'noun phrase' is a better term to use in ordinary descriptive grammar. Rita Ngan Verb = have reported No: there are two verbs here and thus two clauses/verb phrases: 1. have reported problems with pictures showing up that aren't theirs.

  • Rita Ngan None noun group = a few other people Yes, though 'noun phrase' is a better term to use in ordinary descriptive grammar.
  • Rita Ngan Verb = have reported No: there are two verbs here and thus two clauses/verb phrases: 1.
  • have reported problems with pictures showing up that aren't theirs.
  • (matrix, or main, verb phrase/predicate) 2.
  • reported problems with pictures showing up that aren't theirs.
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Rita NganNone noun group = a few other people

Yes, though 'noun phrase' is a better term to use in ordinary descriptive grammar.

Rita NganVerb = have reported

No: there are two verbs here and thus two clauses/verb phrases:

1. have reported problems with

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