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Eddie88 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sentence help-adverb clause
'Of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend, I have not once seen that expression on his face.'
1) Can you please tell me the parts of this sentence in terms of what phrases and clauses make up this sentence.
2) I have a feeling that 'of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend' is an adverbial clause. But 'of' is not a subordinating conjunction. Also, if I omit 'of' and begin the sentence with 'all' I still feel it is an adverb clause, but I don't think 'all' is a subordinating conjunction. Do some advernbial clauses not begin with subordinating conjunctions or is the list of sub. conjunctions vast and many words are applicable depending on the sentence.
Answers would be most helpful.
Thanks.
1) Can you please tell me the parts of this sentence in terms of what phrases and clauses make up this sentence.
2) I have a feeling that 'of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend' is an adverbial clause. But 'of' is not a subordinating conjunction. Also, if I omit 'of' and begin the sentence with 'all' I still feel it is an adverb clause, but I don't think 'all' is a subordinating conjunction. Do some advernbial clauses not begin with subordinating conjunctions or is the list of sub. conjunctions vast and many words are applicable depending on the sentence.
Answers would be most helpful.
Thanks.
Top answer
Of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend, I have not once seen that expression on his face. Of all fourteen years > Prepositional phrase, adverbial of (being Tim's friend) > Prepositional phrase, adjective, modifying "years". Being is the object (gerund); friend is the object of the verbal (gerund) "being" I have not once seen that expression on his face.
- Of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend, I have not once seen that expression on his face.
- Of all fourteen years > Prepositional phrase, adverbial of (being Tim's friend) > Prepositional phrase, adjective, modifying "years".
- Being is the object (gerund); friend is the object of the verbal (gerund) "being" I have not once seen that expression on his face.
- Main clause I - subject have seen - main verb not - adverb once - adverb that expression - demonstrative pronoun (adjective) + direct object on his face.
- > Prepositional phrase, adverbial
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Of all fourteen years of being Tim's friend, I have not once seen that expression on his face.
Of all fourteen years > Prepositional phrase, adverbial
of (being Tim's friend) > Prepositional phrase, adjective, modifying "years". Being is the object (gerund); friend is the object of the verbal (gerund) "being"
I have not once seen that expression on his face.
Of all fourteen years > Prepositional phrase, adverbial
of (being Tim's friend) > Prepositional phrase, adjective, modifying "years". Being is the object (gerund); friend is the object of the verbal (gerund) "being"
I have not once seen that expression on his face.
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A question for other native speakers: Would you not say "IN all the years, I have not seen" rather than "OF all the years..."?
(Not that it matters that much to the rest of the analysis, but I'm curious.)
(Not that it matters that much to the rest of the analysis, but I'm curious.)
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Hi, Grammar Geek,
although I did not write this sentence, I'd say that either is correct.
I, personally, use 'in all the years, but I have also heard and used 'of all the years'.
although I did not write this sentence, I'd say that either is correct.
I, personally, use 'in all the years, but I have also heard and used 'of all the years'.
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Yes, but in a different context. "Of all the years we were together, 2002 was the best." It talks about about which year.
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Grammar GeekA question for other native speakers: Would you not say "IN all the years, I have not seen" rather than "OF all the years..."?I certainly would. I, too, found the original anomalous.
CJ
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Please check the sentences and clauses pattern.
This will definately help.
This will definately help.
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