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EmblaNorway Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Sentence analysis, difference in form
Is this th correct analyse?
For christmas(ADVERBIAL), she(SUBJECT) was given (VERB) a book (DIRECT OBJECT) by P.D James (OBJECT PREDICATIVE)
For christmas (ADVERBIALl), we( SUBJECT ) gave (VERB) her( INDIRECT OBJECT) a book by P.D James ( DIRECT OBJECT)
Please correct me if I am wrong in my analysis! Thanx
For christmas(ADVERBIAL), she(SUBJECT) was given (VERB) a book (DIRECT OBJECT) by P.D James (OBJECT PREDICATIVE)
For christmas (ADVERBIALl), we( SUBJECT ) gave (VERB) her( INDIRECT OBJECT) a book by P.D James ( DIRECT OBJECT)
Please correct me if I am wrong in my analysis! Thanx
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D James (OBJECT PREDICATIVE - OK if you mean indirect object / agent - the terminology varies. D James ( prepositional phrase, by = preposition, James = object of preposition. DIRECT OBJECT )
- D James (OBJECT PREDICATIVE - OK if you mean indirect object / agent - the terminology varies.
- D James ( prepositional phrase, by = preposition, James = object of preposition.
- DIRECT OBJECT )
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For christmas(ADVERBIAL), she(SUBJECT) was given (VERB) a book (DIRECT OBJECT) by P.D James (OBJECT PREDICATIVE - OK if you mean indirect object / agent - the terminology varies. Actually, this is ambiguous, since James could be the giver of the book, or the author of the book.)
For christmas (ADVERBIALl), we( SUBJECT ) gave (VERB) her( INDIRECT OBJECT) a book by P.D James (
For christmas (ADVERBIALl), we( SUBJECT ) gave (VERB) her( INDIRECT OBJECT) a book by P.D James (
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