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What is the composition of this sentence? In other words, what is subject, verb, noun, etc.That's what I call startin your day off right.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

AnonymousWhat is the composition of this sentence? In other words, what is subject, verb, noun, etc.

That's what I call starting your day off right.
Main clause: That (subject) is (verb, contracted with the subject)
Subordinate clause (predicate in the main clause);
what (pronoun, direct object) I (subject) call (verb); starting your day off right (participial phrase, modifying "what")
your day - noun phrase, direct object of participle "starting"

off right - adverb phrase, modifying participle "starting"

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousThat's what I call starting your day off right.

The main structure has a subject (that), linking verb (is), and predicate noun phrase.
[That] ['s] [what I call starting your day off right].
Within the predicate noun phrase, you have the fused relative what, which breaks into that which in meaning. The relative clause has a subject (I), a verb (call), a direct object (which), and a gerund clause (or phrase) acting as an object complement (starting your day off right). The direct object relative pronoun is fronted to form the relative clause, as usual.
[what (that which)] [ I ] [call] [starting your day off right]

Underlying structure: I call it (=which) starting your day off right.
The gerund clause (or phrase) has the the phrasal verb start off in gerund form (starting off), the direct object (your day), and an adverb (right).
[starting] [your day] [off]
[That] ['s] [ what ( [that] [which] ) [ I ] [call] { [starting] [your day] [off] } ] .

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