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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

- there is two verbs???? wanted, was.....

all I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me alone

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A ll I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me alone . Parse it this way. all ( that I ever wanted ) was for Julie to leave me alone The simple subject of the sentence is 'all'.

— Clive

  • A ll I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me alone .
  • Parse it this way.
  • all ( that I ever wanted ) was for Julie to leave me alone The simple subject of the sentence is 'all'.
  • The subordinate clause in brackets describes 'all'.
  • Clive
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All I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me alone.

Parse it this way.
all ( that I ever wanted
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Anonymous all I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me aloneplease help
Substitute "All I ever wanted" with 'My wish' where 'wish' is a noun and 'My wish' is a subject of the sentence. It may help you to understand it better. In other words, "All I ever wanted" is a noun clause (does the job of a noun) which functions as a subject in the sentence.
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CliveAll I ever wanted was for Julie to leave me alone.Parse it this way. all ( that I ever wanted ) was for Julie to leave me aloneThe simple subject of the sentence is 'all'.The subordinate clause in brackets describes 'all'.Clive
I think that the pronoun "all' is the object of the verb "wanted". Am I right?
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