Hela Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Sentence analysis 2
Dear teachers,
Here are other sentences that I analized. Would you mind correcting them ?
4) A larger than normal pay increase was awarded to the nurses.
Parts of speech:
Larger = comparative adjective
Than = ?
Normal = adjective
Pay = adjective (?)
Increase = noun
Sentence elements: (??)
? = subject (passive)
was awarded = ditransitive verb
a larger than normal pay increase = direct object
The nurses = indirect object (what about “to” ?)
5) The policeman was not impressed by your alibi.
Sentence elements:
The policeman = subject
Was not impressed = intransitive verb (?)
By your alibi = ? (noun phrase or prepositional phrase ?)
6) I'm trying to light the fire.
sentence elements:
I = subject
Am trying to light (?) = transitive verb
The fire = direct object
7) She's very proud of her looks.
She = subject
Is = copular verb
Very proud = subject complement
Of her looks = ? (noun phrase or prepositional phrase ?)
Thank you again for your patience.
Kind regards,
Hela
Here are other sentences that I analized. Would you mind correcting them ?
4) A larger than normal pay increase was awarded to the nurses.
Parts of speech:
Larger = comparative adjective
Than = ?
Normal = adjective
Pay = adjective (?)
Increase = noun
Sentence elements: (??)
? = subject (passive)
was awarded = ditransitive verb
a larger than normal pay increase = direct object
The nurses = indirect object (what about “to” ?)
5) The policeman was not impressed by your alibi.
Sentence elements:
The policeman = subject
Was not impressed = intransitive verb (?)
By your alibi = ? (noun phrase or prepositional phrase ?)
6) I'm trying to light the fire.
sentence elements:
I = subject
Am trying to light (?) = transitive verb
The fire = direct object
7) She's very proud of her looks.
She = subject
Is = copular verb
Very proud = subject complement
Of her looks = ? (noun phrase or prepositional phrase ?)
Thank you again for your patience.
Kind regards,
Hela
Top answer
4) [A [larger than normal] pay increase] [was awarded] [to the nurses]. (a)"Larger than normal" is an adjectival phrase:"larger-than-normal". (b)"Pay increase" is a noun-noun phrase where "pay" works as an adjective.
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4) [A [larger than normal] pay increase] [was awarded] [to the nurses].
(a)"Larger than normal" is an adjectival phrase:"larger-than-normal".
(b)"Pay increase" is a noun-noun phrase where "pay" works as an adjective.
(c)"Award" is a ditransitive verb : to award IO DO. But like other ditransitive verbs the IO can't stand alone when the sentence is passivized. The IO
(b)"Pay increase" is a noun-noun phrase where "pay" works as an adjective.
(c)"Award" is a ditransitive verb : to award IO DO. But like other ditransitive verbs the IO can't stand alone when the sentence is passivized. The IO
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