The email is from Nicole saying they are having trouble with the sign ‘Envelopes and Packaging’ because this only just fits the wording on the 918mm-wide version Wall Bay while the sign width we are using is 722mm wide.
Nicole suggested changing ‘and’ to ‘&’, but even if this is an option, we still don’t know if we will have enough room.
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The email is from Nicole =main clause
The email=noun phrase;subject
The=definite article;determiner
email=noun;subject
is=linking verb;verb
from Nicole=prepositional phrase;adjective phrase
from=preposition
Nicole=noun;object of preposition
saying they are having trouble with the sign ‘Envelopes and Packaging’ =participle phrase;adjective modifying email
they are having trouble with the sign 'Envelopes and Packaging'=noun clause;object of saying
they=subject;noun
are having=verb;present progressive/continuous
trouble=noun;object of verb
with the sign 'Envelopes and Packaging'=prepositional phrase;complement of trouble
the sign 'Envelopes and Packaging'=noun;object of preposition
the sign=noun phrase;object
the=definite article;determiner
sign=noun;object
'Envelopes and Packaging'=noun phrase;appositive (the sign)
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