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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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I wondered about the clause elements. Does "nothing less...of the Acropolis" make up a long direct object or is it divided in more parts (as I did it below)?
also does "of the acroplois of athens" belong together or can it be seperated in to adverbials of place? (if "of the acropolis" is not a part of the direct object)
They are nothing less than parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens.
They ? Subject
are ? Predicator
nothing less ? Subject Attribute
than ? not part of sentence analysis
parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis ? direct object
of Athens ? Adverbial of place
Thanks
also does "of the acroplois of athens" belong together or can it be seperated in to adverbials of place? (if "of the acropolis" is not a part of the direct object)
They are nothing less than parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens.
They ? Subject
are ? Predicator
nothing less ? Subject Attribute
than ? not part of sentence analysis
parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis ? direct object
of Athens ? Adverbial of place
Thanks
Top answer
of the Acropolis" make up a long direct object That is not possible, since the main verb is the copula, 'be'. They are nothing less than [ parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens ] . The bracketed part is easy.
- of the Acropolis" make up a long direct object That is not possible, since the main verb is the copula, 'be'.
- They are nothing less than [ parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens ] .
- The bracketed part is easy.
- It is a long noun phrase whose head is 'parts'.
- 'Of Athens' modifies 'Acropolis', 'of the Acropolis of Athens' modifies 'sculptures', and 'of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens' modifies 'parts'.
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DebbyyP Does "nothing less...of the Acropolis" make up a long direct objectThat is not possible, since the main verb is the copula, 'be'.
They are nothing less than [parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens].
The bracketed part is easy. It is a long noun phrase whose head is 'parts'. 'Of Athens'
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So everything but "They are [...]" is a subject attribute (as are is copular) which can be split up in its own constituents?
(nothing less than -> adverbial of manner
parts -> subject
of the ancient marble structures -> direct object
of the acropolis in athens -> Adverbial of place)
(nothing less than -> adverbial of manner
parts -> subject
of the ancient marble structures -> direct object
of the acropolis in athens -> Adverbial of place)
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DebbyyP(nothing less than -> adverbial of manner parts -> subject of the ancient marble structures -> direct object of the acropolis in athens -> Adverbial of place)Dear me, no. None of those matches what I have already told you.
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Then I don't understand you explanation.
Sure, I do see what modifies what, as you explained it, but what does that say about clause elements (which is what I am looking for)?
Sure, I do see what modifies what, as you explained it, but what does that say about clause elements (which is what I am looking for)?
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They are nothing less than parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens.
Mister M has given you a wonderful analysis.
The entire sentence is one single main clause. The verb is copular, so there cannot be any "direct object."
Sometimes it is helpful to simplify the elements to see the basic structure.
A parallel (but simpler) comparative structur
Mister M has given you a wonderful analysis.
The entire sentence is one single main clause. The verb is copular, so there cannot be any "direct object."
Sometimes it is helpful to simplify the elements to see the basic structure.
A parallel (but simpler) comparative structur
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DebbyyPDoes "nothing less...of the Acropolis" make up a long direct objectThey are [nothing less than parts of the ancient marble sculptures of the Acropolis of Athens].
The bracketed noun phrase, headed by the noun nothing, is a predicative/subject complement. As others have noted, it is not an object.
Within the
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