Hey guys,
I've been enjoying my grammar class in which we actually get to diagram sentences. (I didn't know this existed before; I have been missing out!) Anyway, I've been doing pretty well, but I'm now getting stuck. I can think of several different ways to diagram one sentence, and all seem right except for one thing.
One sentence is:
"One of my favorite parts of the series is Aslan's bringing Narnia to life through song."
I've got it figured out up until the verbal phrases: 'One' is the subject with the prepositional phrase "of my favorite parts" modifying it; 'is' is a linking verb. Then I'm stuck.
'Bringing' is a gerund, 'to life' is an infinitive, and 'through song' is a preposition, right? So where do they all go?? Is 'Narnia' the subject or the object of 'bringing'? Is 'to life' a modifier, a direct object, or the object of 'bringing'?
Another sentence I'm having trouble with is this:
The fans were rooting for their team to earn a trophy.
Is 'were' a linking verb and 'rooting' a gerund, or is 'rooting' an action verb and 'were' a helping verb? In either case, I don't know what to do with the rest of the sentence.
Here's hoping that some grammar genius comes along who actually knows diagramming. I know it's not taught in schools where I'm from, so...
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