Would you please tell me if my analysis is correct?
a) The thought of slavery made men like William Wilberforce sad.
the thought of slavery = subject made = complex-transitive verb men like WW = direct object sad = object complement
b) The members at the meeting elected the candidate nominated first president after a long session.
I don't know how to parse this one:
the members at the meeting = subject elected = complex transitive verb the nominated candidate = direct object first president = object complement after a long session = optional adverbial of time
OR elected = mono-transitive verb the nominated candidate first president = direct object
c) The dolphins pushed the trainers along with their noses.
the dolphins = subject pushed along = mono-transitive verb the trainers = direct object with their noses = optional adverbial of manner
Thank you for your help.
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