Lesson 300 - Parts of the Sentence - Compound/Complex Sentences

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Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), objective complements (oc), conjunctions (c), relative pronouns (p), and verbals in the following sentences.

 

If the word is a verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle, noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive.  If there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, verbals, or verbal phrases then tell what word they modify.

If the sentence has a dependent clause, tell whether it is a noun clause, adverb clause, or adjective clause. If it is an adjective or adverb clause, tell which word it modifies, and if it is a noun clause tell how they are used.

1. None of the other jurors asked me to change my mind.

2. Barbara and Jeanne whispered and giggled all night.

3. That he is my cousin cannot be denied.

4. The boy who is speaking is my brother, and he will be staying with us.

5. I know you don't like him, but that doesn't matter.

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Answers:

1. asked - v; none - subj; of the other jurors - adj p ph modifying none; of - prep; jurors - op; the/other - adj modifying jurors; me to change my mind - noun infinitive phrase used as the direct object; me - subject to the infinitive; to change - vbl (infinitive); mind - do; my - adj modifying mind

2. whispered/giggled - v; Barbara/Jeanne - subj; and/and - c; night - adv modifying whispered/giggled; all - adj modifying night

3. that he is my cousin - noun clause used as the subject; is - v; he - subj; cousin - pn; my - adj modifying cousin; that - p (introductory word, does not fit grammatically); can be denied - v; not - adv modifying can be denied

4. is - v; boy - subj; brother - pn; the - adj modifying boy; my - adj modifying brother; who is speaking - adjective clause modifying boy; is speaking - v; who - subj; and - c; will be staying - v; he - subj; with us - adv p ph modifying will be staying; with - prep; us - op

5. know - v; I - subj; [that] you don't like him - noun clause used as the direct object; do like - v; you - subj; him - do; n't - adv modifying do like; but - c; does matter - v; that - subj; n't - adv modifying does matter

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