She accused him of...
She accused him of telling the lies.
She - subject (pronoun);
accused him of telling the lies - predicate (verb phrase);
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accused - predicator/head of the VP (verb);
him - direct object (pronoun);
of telling the lies - complement in the verb phrase (preposition phrase);
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of - head of the preposition phrase (preposition);
telling the lies - complement in the PP (gerund-participial clause);
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telling - predicator (verb);
the lies - direct object (noun phrase).
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tkacka15 Is my parsing correct? It looks good to me. Off-topic: It's unusual to see "telling the lies" (specific lies).
- tkacka15 Is my parsing correct?
- It looks good to me.
- Off-topic: It's unusual to see "telling the lies" (specific lies).
- It's usually "telling lies" (a more general characteristic or behavior of a person).
- CJ
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tkacka15Is my parsing correct?
It looks good to me. 
Off-topic: It's unusual to
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