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Agnes10 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Structure of following sentence and tree diagram to illustrate this structure

Woul you mind helping me with this sentence: Doping affect one individual athlete, but the impact of match fixing affects the whole competition.

The sentence has a compound-complex structure.
Subject: doping,
Verb: affect
Phrases
Conjunction: but
  

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agnes10 Doping affect one individual athlete, but the impact of match fixing affects the whole competition. What is your definition of compound-complex? Does the sentence fit that definition?

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  • What is your definition of compound-complex?
  • Does the sentence fit that definition?
  • The number of the verb does not agree with the subject.
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agnes10Doping affect one individual athlete, but the impact of match fixing affects the whole competition.
What is your definition of compound-complex?
Does the sentence fit that definition?

The number of the verb does not agree with the subject.
Doping affects...
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Compound sentences consist of two or more simple or independence clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction such as 'but'.
subjects: doping, the impact of match fixing
verb; affect
predicates; one individual athlete, the whole competition.
it will be ok?
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agnes10Compound sentences consist of two or more simple or independence clauses, joined by a coordinating conjunction such as 'but'.
Good. A compound-complex sentence has to have two (or more) independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses.

Doping affects one individual athlete, but the impact of match fixing affects the whole co
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What about phrases?
phrases: doping affect, one individual athlete, the impact of match fixing, the whole competition. 'The whole competition' , is it the dependent clause?

tree diagram;
D=determiner, N=noun, NP= noun phrase, S=Sentence, V=Verb, VP=verb Phrase

S

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agnes10The whole competition
A dependent clause must contain a verb.
the = article
whole = adjective
competition = noun

No verb here!!!
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agnes10phrases: doping affect,
Doping affects = noun (subject) + verb
This is not a phrase; it is a subject followed by the verb.
The original sentence has an error. "affect" is incorrect; it must be "affects".
agnes10the impact of match fixing
impact = noun
of match-fixing (prepositional phrase)
mat
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agnes10Structure of the following sentence … Doping affects one individual athlete, but the impact of match fixing affects the whole competition.
This is a compound sentence.

subject .........
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Three diagram?
Doping affect= VP
impact of match fixing=NP
one individual athlete=NP
affects=V
the=det
whole competition=N
but= Conj
the=det
It is Ok?
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agnes10Doping affect= VP
How many times do we have to explain to you?
OK, here is an analysis of the first two words, one more time.
If you still do not understand, please tell us what is confusing you.

Doping
Doping is not part of a verb phrase.
Doping is a gerund (a term used in tradi
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Thank you for all you help. Emotion: smile))
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