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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Would you please help me analyze this sentence?
Hi.
I would kindly appreciate it if you could check my analysis.
I'm supposed to analyze each particle, word, and group of words in the sentence as deep as possible.
He was the creator of modern lamps.
He- Form: third person singular subject pronoun Function: subject Type of subject: simple
was- Form: the simple past, and third person singular form of to be verb. Function: linking verb
the- Form: definite article Function: determiner
the creator- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement
of- Form: preposition Function: preposition
modern- Form: adjective Function:noun modifier
lamps- Form: plural noun Function: object of preposition
modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: object of preposition
of modern lamps- Form: prepositional phrase Function: object complement
the creator of modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement
was the creator of modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: predicate
He was the creator of modern lamps- Form: sentence Type: simple
I would kindly appreciate it if you could check my analysis.
I'm supposed to analyze each particle, word, and group of words in the sentence as deep as possible.
He was the creator of modern lamps.
He- Form: third person singular subject pronoun Function: subject Type of subject: simple
was- Form: the simple past, and third person singular form of to be verb. Function: linking verb
the- Form: definite article Function: determiner
the creator- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement
of- Form: preposition Function: preposition
modern- Form: adjective Function:noun modifier
lamps- Form: plural noun Function: object of preposition
modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: object of preposition
of modern lamps- Form: prepositional phrase Function: object complement
the creator of modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement
was the creator of modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: predicate
He was the creator of modern lamps- Form: sentence Type: simple
Top answer
Persian Learner the creator- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement The way I see it is that the subject complement is not just that part of the noun phrase, but only the complete noun phrase: 'the creator of modern lamps'. Otherwise, I think you have covered about everything. )
- Persian Learner the creator- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complement The way I see it is that the subject complement is not just that part of the noun phrase, but only the complete noun phrase: 'the creator of modern lamps'.
- Otherwise, I think you have covered about everything.
- )
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Persian Learnerthe creator- Form: noun phrase Function: subject complementThe way I see it is that the subject complement is not just that part of the noun phrase, but only the complete noun phrase: 'the creator of modern lamps'.
Otherwise, I think you have covered about everything. (You didn't mention that 'creator' is singular, though.)
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Persian Learnerlamps- Form: plural noun Function: object of preposition
modern lamps- Form: noun phrase Function: object of prepositionI am far from an expert on this type of analysis, but this does not seem right to me.
If the noun phrase 'modern lamps' is the object of the preposition, then
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