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<p style="font-size:16px">Indicate each <abbr title="Subject"><b>S</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Auxiliary"><b>Aux</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Predicate"><b>P</b> </abbr>, <abbr title="Indirect Object"><b>Oi</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Direct Object"><b>Od</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Predicative Complement"><b>PC</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Prepositional Complement"><b>PrepC</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Modifier"><b>Mod</b></abbr> in the following clauses.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px">Indicate each <abbr title="Subject"><b>Subj</b></abbr>,<abbr title="Predicate"><b>Pred</b> </abbr>, <abbr title="Indirect Object"><b>IObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Direct Object"><b>DObj</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Predicative Complement"><b>PC</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Prepositional Complement"><b>PrepCompl</b></abbr>, <abbr title="Complement"><b>Compl</b></abbr> <abbr title="Modifier(Adjunct)"><b>Mod</b></abbr> in the following clauses.</p>




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1. Amid the incessant crackle of gunfire { A _1 }, the soldiers { S _1 } usher { P _1 } the cowering men { Od _2 } through darkened rooms { C _1 }.  
1. We { Subj _4 } sent { Pred _4 } an email { DObj _4} to the queen { PrepCompl } at Christmas { Mod _4 }.  
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3. As voices { S _1 } holler { P _1 } at them { C _1 } in the darkness { A _1 } to move { P _1 } quickly { A _1 }, they { S _1 } hurry { P _1 } across the debris-littered floor { C _1 } past the gun-wielding soldiers { A _1 }.
3. As voices { S _1 } holler { P _1 } at them { C _1 } in the darkness { Mod _3 } to move { P _1 } quickly { A _1 }, they { S _1 } hurry { P _1 } across the debris-littered floor { C _1 } past the gun-wielding soldiers { A _1 }.
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4. The new video showing scenes from the raid near Hawija { S _1 }, in northern Kirkuk province { A _1 }, was { Aux _3 } released { P _1 } by the Kurdistan Regional Government { C _1 }.  
4. The new video showing scenes from the raid near Hawija { S _1 }, in northern Kirkuk province { Mod _3 }, was { Aux _3 } released { P _1 } by the Kurdistan Regional Government { C _1 }.  
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6. It { S _1 } was { Aux _3 } filmed { P _1 } from the helmet camera of one of the Kurdish soldiers { A _1 }, whose gun { S _1 } can { Aux _3 } be { Aux _3 } seen { P _1 } pointing { P _1 } at a barred window { C _1 } through which a glow { S _1 } is { Aux _3 } emanating { P _1 }, possibly from a fire.
6. It { S _1 } was { Aux _3 } filmed { P _1 } from the helmet camera of one of the Kurdish soldiers { Mod _3 }, whose gun { S _1 } can { Aux _3 } be { Aux _3 } seen { P _1 } pointing { P _1 } at a barred window { C _1 } through which a glow { S _1 } is { Aux _3 } emanating { P _1 }, possibly from a fire.
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7. In another scene { A _1 }, four men wearing robes and with their hands on their heads { S _1 } -- presumably hostages { A _1 } -- are { Aux _3 } ushered { P _1 } through a doorway { C _1 } and then searched { P _1 }.
7. In another scene { Mod _3 }, four men wearing robes and with their hands on their heads { S _1 } -- presumably hostages { A _1 } -- are { Aux _3 } ushered { P _1 } through a doorway { C _1 } and then searched { P _1 }.
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9. "Hold { P _1 } that guy { Od _2 } there { A _1 }," says { P _1 } one voice with an American accent { S _1 }. "We { S _1 } got { P _1 } more { Od _2 } coming { P _1 }."
9. "Hold { P _1 } that guy { Od _2 } there { Mod _3 }," says { P _1 } one voice with an American accent { S _1 }. "We { S _1 } got { P _1 } more { Od _2 } coming { P _1 }."
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Revision as of 11:58, 15 November 2018

1. Arguments or Modifiers

Is the underlined word an argument or an modifier

1 1. The kids suddenly ran to the gate.

Argument
Modifier

2 2. I wonder whether I will see him again.

Argument
Modifier

3 3. She will send me the scripts later.

Argument
Modifier

4 4. They were running to the station.

Argument
Modifier


2. Syntactic functions

Indicate each Subj,Pred , IObj, DObj, PC, PrepCompl, Compl Mod in the following clauses.


Grammatical Functions

1. We

sent

an email

to the queen

at Christmas

.

2. The men

are

barefoot

, most of them

wearing

long robes

, some with large stains.

3. As voices

holler

at them

in the darkness

to move

quickly

, they

hurry

across the debris-littered floor

past the gun-wielding soldiers

.

4. The new video showing scenes from the raid near Hawija

, in northern Kirkuk province

, was

released

by the Kurdistan Regional Government

.

5. A U.S. military official

confirmed

its source and authenticity

to CNN

.

6. It

was

filmed

from the helmet camera of one of the Kurdish soldiers

, whose gun

can

be

seen

pointing

at a barred window

through which a glow

is

emanating

, possibly from a fire.

7. In another scene

, four men wearing robes and with their hands on their heads

-- presumably hostages

-- are

ushered

through a doorway

and then searched

.

8. The person wearing the body camera

empties

the freed men's shirt pockets

and pats

them

down

before hurriedly moving

the men

farther down the hallway

.

9. "Hold

that guy

there

," says

one voice with an American accent

. "We

got

more

coming

."

10. Thirty troops from Delta Force on an "advise and assist role"

participated

in the raid

when Kurdish commandos

were

overwhelmed

after entering

the walled compound

on their own

, a U.S. official with direct knowledge of details of the operation

told

CNN

last week

.


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