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Post by prncsfungi on Jun 26, 2008 9:41:54 GMT 8
For any grammar nuts out there...
I was asked to diagram the following sentence pattern for a class. Being an American who attended public schools after 1990, the only English grammar I was ever formerly taught was in foreign language classes. If anyone could help...I'd be eternally grateful.
Sentence structure:
I give my father a present.
The obvious ones I've gotten so far: I - subject give - verb father - object? direct object?
Also how would the diagram change when you add one of the helping verb structures?
i.e. I am going to give my father a present.
Thanks!
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Post by banzai on Jun 26, 2008 10:57:04 GMT 8
Hope this will help you:
"I give my father a present."
I = subject (personal pronoun)
give = verb
my = possessive pronoun
father = indirect object
a = indefinite article
present = direct object
and for the 2nd sentence:
"I am going to give my father a present."
I = subject (personal pronoun)
am = 1st person, present tense of auxiliary verb "Be"
going = main verb "go" + -ing suffix to make 1st person, present progressive
to give = infinitive (base form of a verb used after another verb)
my = possessive pronoun
father = indirect object
a = indefinite article
present = direct object
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Post by prncsfungi on Jun 26, 2008 11:41:19 GMT 8
Thank you!
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Post by Otaku on Jun 27, 2008 8:21:53 GMT 8
I'm impressed! Nice job, Banzai!
BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!
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Post by yopparaisaru on Jun 27, 2008 8:44:20 GMT 8
Wow! I'm in the same boat as prncsfungi, and I gotta say, I think I just learned more grammar in the explanation of those two sentences than I have in 12 years in the american school system...EXALT!
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Post by junkdna on Jun 30, 2008 10:26:43 GMT 8
I just use:
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Post by rollypop on Jun 30, 2008 13:35:57 GMT 8
HAHAHAHA
JunkDNA> +99 Lives.
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Post by Otaku on Jun 30, 2008 13:42:42 GMT 8
I actually just got it! DOH! It's the old code to get 99 lives from Nintendo's Contra game. Nice, RP!
I'm still impressed by Banzai's diagraming skillz!
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Post by junkdna on Jun 30, 2008 14:21:15 GMT 8
you guys got it. It's the KONAMI CODE (or KONAMI COMMAND).
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