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[Studying grammar] rocks!
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gerund phrase: subject
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Studying grammar [rocks]!
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verb
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[To find a date], Zach logged on to the internet.
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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To find a date, [Zach] logged on to the internet.
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subject
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To find a date, Zach [logged] on to the internet.
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verb
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To find a date, Zach logged [on] to the internet.
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adverb
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To find a date, Zach logged on [to the internet].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[Telling a joke], Micah laughed uncontrollably.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Telling a joke, [Micah] laughed uncontrollably.
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subject
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Telling a joke, Micah [laughed] uncontrollably.
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verb
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Telling a joke, Micah laughed [uncontrollably].
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adverb
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[Sinking shot] after shot, Ryan howled to express his awesomeness.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Sinking shot [after shot], Ryan howled to express his awesomeness.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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Sinking shot after shot, [Ryan] howled to express his awesomeness.
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subject
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Sinking shot after shot, Ryan [howled] to express his awesomeness.
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verb
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Sinking shot after shot, Ryan howled [to express his awesomeness].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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The [lawyer] reviewing our case fled to Europe with most of our money.
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subject
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The lawyer [reviewing our case] fled to Europe with most of our money.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The lawyer reviewing our case [fled] to Europe with most of our money.
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verb
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The lawyer reviewing our case fled [to Europe] with most of our money.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The lawyer reviewing our case fled to Europe [with most] of our money.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The lawyer reviewing our case fled to Europe with most [of our money].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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The [teacher] laughed after hearing the student's concise explanation.
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subject
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The teacher [laughed] after hearing the student's concise explanation.
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verb
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The teacher laughed [after hearing the student's concise explanation].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The teacher laughed after [hearing the student's concise explanation].
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gerund phrase: object of the preposition
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[We] laughed to hear such wild stories from our children.
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subject
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We [laughed] to hear such wild stories from our children.
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verb
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We laughed [to hear such wild stories] from our children.
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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We laughed to hear such wild stories [from our children].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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The [weaver] making your fabric has worked more quickly since hearing your heartfelt story.
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subject
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The weaver [making your fabric] has worked more quickly since hearing your heartfelt story.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The weaver making your fabric [has] worked more quickly since hearing your heartfelt story.
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helping verb
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The weaver making your fabric has [worked] more quickly since hearing your heartfelt story.
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verb
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The weaver making your fabric has worked [more] quickly since hearing your heartfelt story.
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adverb
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The weaver making your fabric has worked more [quickly] since hearing your heartfelt story.
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adverb
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The weaver making your fabric has worked more quickly [since hearing your heartfelt story].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The weaver making your fabric has worked more quickly since [hearing your heartfelt story].
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gerund phrase: object of the preposition
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[To fail a math test] stinks.
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infinitive phrase: subject
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To fail a math test [stinks].
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verb
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[Miriam] toiled without a break to complete the presentation on time.
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subject
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Miriam [toiled] without a break to complete the presentation on time.
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toiled
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Miriam toiled [without a break] to complete the presentation on time.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Miriam toiled without a break [to complete the presentation] on time.
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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Miriam toiled without a break to complete the presentation [on time].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The [game] being played on the third court ended without a resolution.
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subject
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The game [being played on the third court] ended without a resolution.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The game being played on the third court [ended] without a resolution.
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verb
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The game being played on the third court ended [without a resolution].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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The [debate] to solve our energy issues continued throughout the conference.
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subject
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The debate [to solve our energy issues] continued throughout the conference.
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infinitive phrase: adjective
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The debate to solve our energy issues [continued] throughout the conference.
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verb
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The debate to solve our energy issues continued [throughout the conference].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[Unfortunately], his ride to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side did not succeed.
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adverb
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Unfortunately, [his] ride to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side did not succeed.
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adjective
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Unfortunately, his [ride] to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side did not succeed.
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subject
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Unfortunately, his ride [to all the ghost bikes] on the southeast side did not succeed.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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Unfortunately, his ride to all the ghost bikes [on the southeast side] did not succeed.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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Unfortunately, his ride to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side [did] not succeed.
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helping verb
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Unfortunately, his ride to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side did [not] succeed.
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adverb
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Unfortunately, his ride to all the ghost bikes on the southeast side did not [succeed].
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verb
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[Finally telling his mother the truth], Roman wept like a small child.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Finally telling his mother the truth, [Roman] wept like a small child.
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subject
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Finally telling his mother the truth, Roman [wept] like a small child.
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verb
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Finally telling his mother the truth, Roman wept [like a small child].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[To fulfill the prophecy], you should run away.
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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To fulfill the prophecy, [you] should run away.
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subject
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To fulfill the prophecy, you [should] run away.
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helping verb
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To fulfill the prophecy, you should [run] away.
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verb
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To fulfill the prophecy, you should run [away].
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adverb
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[Hurt by Dustin's comments], I left quietly.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Hurt [by Dustin's comments], I left quietly.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Hurt by Dustin's comments, [I] left quietly.
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subject
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Hurt by Dustin's comments, I [left] quietly.
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verb
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Hurt by Dustin's comments, I left [quietly].
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adverb
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[Lance] jogged to relieve his stress.
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subject
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Lance [jogged] to relieve his stress.
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verb
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Lance jogged [to relieve his stress].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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[Tearing my ACL] hurt.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Tearing my ACL [hurt].
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verb
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[He] enjoys making his family brownies.
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subject
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He [enjoys] making his family brownies.
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verb
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He enjoys [making his family brownies].
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gerund phrase: direct object
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[To solve a Rubik's Cube] challenges one's wits.
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infinitive phrase: direct object
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To solve a Rubik's Cube [challenges] one's wits.
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verb
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To solve a Rubik's Cube challenges [one's] wits.
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adjective
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To solve a Rubik's Cube challenges one's [wits].
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direct object
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[Before the game] he decided to take a short nap.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Before the game [he] decided to take a short nap.
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subject
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Before the game he [decided] to take a short nap.
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verb
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Before the game he decided [to take a short nap].
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infinitive phrase: direct object
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[Having never been recognized] in the past, Silvia took a seat and considered her luck.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Having never been recognized [in the past], Silvia took a seat and considered her luck.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Having never been recognized in the past, [Silvia] took a seat and considered her luck.
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subject
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia [took] a seat and considered her luck.
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verb
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia took a [seat] and considered her luck.
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direct object
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia took a seat [and] considered her luck.
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conjunction
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia took a seat and [considered] her luck.
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verb
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia took a seat and considered [her] luck.
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adjective
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Having never been recognized in the past, Silvia took a seat and considered her [luck].
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direct object
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[After spotting the car], we took our time.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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After [spotting the car], we took our time.
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gerund phrase: object of the preposition
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After spotting the car, [we] took our time.
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subject
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After spotting the car, we [took] our time.
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verb
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After spotting the car, we took [our] time.
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adjective
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After spotting the car, we took our [time].
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direct object
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[Having been an engineer in the army], Roberto knew a great deal about dams.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Having been an engineer [in the army], Roberto knew a great deal about dams.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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Having been an engineer in the army, [Roberto] knew a great deal about dams.
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subject
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Having been an engineer in the army, Roberto [knew] a great deal about dams.
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verb
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Having been an engineer in the army, Roberto knew a [great] deal about dams.
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adjective
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Having been an engineer in the army, Roberto knew a great [deal] about dams.
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direct object
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Having been an engineer in the army, Roberto knew a great deal [about dams].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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[She] managed driving the car and texting her friend at the same time poorly.
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subject
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She [managed] driving the car and texting her friend at the same time poorly.
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verb
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She managed [driving the car] and texting her friend at the same time poorly.
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gerund phrase: direct object
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She managed driving the car [and] texting her friend at the same time poorly.
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conjunction
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She managed driving the car and [texting her friend] at the same time poorly.
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gerund phrase: direct object
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She managed driving the car and texting her friend [at the same time] poorly.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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She managed driving the car and texting her friend at the same time [poorly].
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adverb
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[To have taken possession] of the ring, Terry must have murdered her oldest friend.
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infinite phrase: adverb
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To have taken possession [of the ring], Terry must have murdered her oldest friend.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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To have taken possession of the ring, [Terry] must have murdered her oldest friend.
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subject
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry [must] have murdered her oldest friend.
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helping verb
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry must [have] murdered her oldest friend.
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helping verb
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry must have [murdered] her oldest friend.
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verb
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry must have murdered [her] oldest friend.
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adjective
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry must have murdered her [oldest] friend.
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adjective
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To have taken possession of the ring, Terry must have murdered her oldest [friend].
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direct object
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[Having studied the material] prepared him for the test.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Having studied the material [prepared] him for the test.
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verb
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Having studied the material prepared [him] for the test.
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direct object
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Having studied the material prepared him [for the test].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[Needing money], Delora posted several items on eBay.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Needing money, [Delora] posted several items on eBay.
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subject
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Needing money, Delora [posted] several items on eBay.
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verb
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Needing money, Delora posted [several] items on eBay.
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adjective
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Needing money, Delora posted several [items] on eBay.
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direct object
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Needing money, Delora posted several items [on eBay].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[Encouraged by his previous successes], Paul eagerly signed the book contract.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Encouraged by his previous successes, [Paul] eagerly signed the book contract.
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subject
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Encouraged by his previous successes, Paul [eagerly] signed the book contract.
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adverb
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Encouraged by his previous successes, Paul eagerly [signed] the book contract.
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verb
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Encouraged by his previous successes, Paul eagerly signed the [book] contract.
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adjective
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Encouraged by his previous successes, Paul eagerly signed the book [contract].
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direct object
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[Only] a miracle could help the student overburdened with schoolwork.
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adverb
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Only a [miracle] could help the student overburdened with schoolwork.
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subject
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Only a miracle [could] help the student overburdened with schoolwork.
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helping verb
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Only a miracle could [help] the student overburdened with schoolwork.
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verb
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Only a miracle could help the [student] overburdened with schoolwork.
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direct object
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Only a miracle could help the student [overburdened with schoolwork].
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participial phrase: adjective
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Only a miracle could help the student overburdened [with schoolwork].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[We] decided to leave the party.
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subject
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We [decided] to leave the party.
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verb
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We decided [to leave the party].
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infinitive phrase: direct object
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The [last] girl to steal my heart just stole your wallet.
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adjective
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The last [girl] to steal my heart just stole your wallet.
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subject
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The last girl [to steal my heart] just stole your wallet.
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infinitive phrase: adjective
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The last girl to steal my heart [just] stole your wallet.
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adverb
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The last girl to steal my heart just [stole] your wallet.
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verb
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The last girl to steal my heart just stole [your] wallet.
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adjective
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The last girl to steal my heart just stole your [wallet].
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direct object
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[We] did our homework to earn good grades.
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subject
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We [did] our homework to earn good grades.
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verb
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We did [our] homework to earn good grades.
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adjective
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We did our [homework] to earn good grades.
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direct object
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We did our homework [to earn good grades].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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[Running for a political office] costs money.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Running [for a political office] costs money.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Running for a political office [costs] money.
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verb
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Running for a political office costs [money].
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direct object
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[We] stopped buying potato chips.
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subject
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We [stopped] buying potato chips.
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verb
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We stopped [buying potato chips].
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gerund phrase: direct object
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[She] bought the car without seeing it.
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subject
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She [bought] the car without seeing it.
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verb
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She bought the [car] without seeing it.
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direct object
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She bought the car [without seeing it].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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She bought the car without [seeing it].
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gerund phrase: object of the preposition
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[He] finally stopped driving his mother crazy.
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subject
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He [finally] stopped driving his mother crazy.
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adverb
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He finally [stopped] driving his mother crazy.
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verb
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He finally stopped [driving his mother crazy].
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gerund phrase: direct object
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[Cancelling the trip] crushed his spirit.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Cancelling the trip [crushed] his spirit.
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verb
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Cancelling the trip crushed [his] spirit.
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adjective
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Cancelling the trip crushed his [spirit].
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direct object
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[She] imagined being the first woman in the Tour de France.
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subject
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She [imagined] being the first woman in the Tour de France.
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verb
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She imagined [being the first woman] in the Tour de France.
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gerund phrase: direct object
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She imagined being the first woman [in the Tour de France].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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The [man] wearing the bowling shirt always orders a large coffee.
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subject
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The man [wearing the bowling shirt] always orders a large coffee.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The man wearing the bowling shirt [always] orders a large coffee.
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adverb
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always [orders] a large coffee.
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verb
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always orders a [large] coffee.
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adjective
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always orders a large [coffee].
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direct object
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[I] bought a sweater bearing my family's coat of arms.
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subject
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I [bought] a sweater bearing my family's coat of arms.
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verb
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I bought a [sweater] bearing my family's coat of arms.
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direct object
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I bought a sweater [bearing my family's coat of arms].
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participial phrase: adjective
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[Despite my poor start], I resolved to finish the race.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Despite my poor start, [I] resolved to finish the race.
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subject
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Despite my poor start, I [resolved] to finish the race.
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verb
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Despite my poor start, I resolved [to finish the race].
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infinitive phrase: direct object
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[Riding a horse] into the hall attracted everyone's attention.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Riding a horse [into the hall] attracted everyone's attention.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Riding a horse into the hall [attracted] everyone's attention.
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verb
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Riding a horse into the hall attracted [everyone's] attention.
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adjective
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Riding a horse into the hall attracted everyone's [attention].
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direct object
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[She] imagined being the first woman in the Tour de France.
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subject
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She [imagined] being the first woman in the Tour de France.
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verb
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She imagined [being the first woman] in the Tour de France.
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gerund phrase: direct object
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She imagined being the first woman [in the Tour de France].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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The [man] wearing the bowling shirt always orders a large coffee.
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subject
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The man [wearing the bowling shirt] always orders a large coffee.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The man wearing the bowling shirt [always] orders a large coffee.
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adverb
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always [orders] a large coffee.
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verb
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always orders a [large] coffee.
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adjective
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The man wearing the bowling shirt always orders a large [coffee].
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direct object
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[I] bought a sweater bearing my family's coat of arms.
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subject
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I [bought] a sweater bearing my family's coat of arms.
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verb
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I bought a [sweater] bearing my family's coat of arms.
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direct object
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I bought a sweater [bearing my family's coat of arms].
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participial phrase: adjective
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[Despite my poor start], I resolved to finish the race.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Despite my poor start, [I] resolved to finish the race.
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subject
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Despite my poor start, I [resolved] to finish the race.
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verb
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Despite my poor start, I resolved [to finish the race].
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infinitive phrase: direct object
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[Riding a horse] into the hall attracted everyone's attention.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Riding a horse [into the hall] attracted everyone's attention.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Riding a horse into the hall [attracted] everyone's attention.
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verb
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Riding a horse into the hall attracted [everyone's] attention.
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adjective
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Riding a horse into the hall attracted everyone's [attention].
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direct object
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[Without provocation] the boy playing air guitar gave me a questionable wink.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Without provocation the [boy] playing air guitar gave me a questionable wink.
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subject
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Without provocation the boy [playing air guitar] gave me a questionable wink.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Without provocation the boy playing air guitar [gave] me a questionable wink.
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verb
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Without provocation the boy playing air guitar gave [me] a questionable wink.
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indirect object
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Without provocation the boy playing air guitar gave me a [questionable] wink.
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adjective
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Without provocation the boy playing air guitar gave me a questionable [wink].
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direct object
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[To cross the ocean], we built ourselves an enormous raft with recycled water bottles.
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infinitive phrase: adjective
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To cross the ocean [we] built ourselves an enormous raft with recycled water bottles.
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subject
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To cross the ocean, we [built] ourselves an enormous raft with recycled water bottles.
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verb
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To cross the ocean, we built [ourselves] an enormous raft with recycled water bottles.
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indirect object
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To cross the ocean, we built ourselves an [enormous] raft with recycled water bottles.
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adjective
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To cross the ocean, we built ourselves an enormous [raft] with recycled water bottles.
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direct object
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To cross the ocean, we built ourselves an enormous raft [with recycled water bottles].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[Meeting his parents] gave me a clearer picture of his home life.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Meeting his parents [gave] me a clearer picture of his home life.
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verb
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Meeting his parents gave [me] a clearer picture of his home life.
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indirect object
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Meeting his parents gave me a [clearer] picture of his home life.
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adjective
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Meeting his parents gave me a clearer [picture] of his home life.
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direct object
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Meeting his parents gave me a clearer picture [of his home life].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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[We] gave the baby a bottle to soothe her.
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subject
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We [gave] the baby a bottle to soothe her.
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verb
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We gave the [baby] a bottle to soothe her.
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indirect object
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We gave the baby a [bottle] to soothe her.
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direct object
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We gave the baby a bottle [to soothe her].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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[Reading that book] did not teach him a thing.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Reading that book [did] not teach him a thing.
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helping verb
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Reading that book did [not] teach him a thing.
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adverb
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Reading that book did not [teach] him a thing.
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verb
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Reading that book did not teach [him] a thing.
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indirect object
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Reading that book did not teach him a [thing].
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direct object
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[Renee] told the kids wearing blue shirts their assignment.
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subject
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Renee [told] the kids wearing blue shirts their assignment.
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verb
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Renee told the [kids] wearing blue shirts their assignment.
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indirect object
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Renee told the kids [wearing blue shirts] their assignment.
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participial phrase: adjective
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Renee told the kids wearing blue shirts [their] assignment.
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adjective
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Renee told the kids wearing blue shirts their [assignment].
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direct object
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The [man] buying the ice cream tossed Irene a quarter.
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subject
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The man [buying the ice cream] tossed Irene a quarter.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The man buying the ice cream [tossed] Irene a quarter.
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verb
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The man buying the ice cream tossed [Irene] a quarter.
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indirect object
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The man buying the ice cream tossed Irene a [quarter].
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direct object
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[To fix my mistake], I bought him a puppy.
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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To fix my mistake, [I] bought him a puppy.
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subject
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To fix my mistake, I [bought] him a puppy.
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verb
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To fix my mistake, I bought [him] a puppy.
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indirect object
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To fix my mistake, I bought him a [puppy].
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direct object
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[Procrastinating on her homework] gave Jenny time to redesign her blog.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Procrastinating [on her homework] gave Jenny time to redesign her blog.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Procrastinating on her homework [gave] Jenny time to redesign her blog.
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verb
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Procrastinating on her homework gave [Jenny] time to redesign her blog.
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indirect object
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Procrastinating on her homework gave Jenny [time] to redesign her blog.
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direct object
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Procrastinating on her homework gave Jenny time [to redesign her blog].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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The [employees] earning the highest salaries should buy the rest of us lunch.
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subject
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The employees [earning the highest salaries] should buy the rest of us lunch.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The employees earning the highest salaries [should] buy the rest of us lunch.
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helping verb
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The employees earning the highest salaries should [buy] the rest of us lunch.
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verb
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The employees earning the highest salaries should buy the [rest] of us lunch.
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indirect object
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The employees earning the highest salaries should buy the rest [of us] lunch.
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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The employees earning the highest salaries should buy the rest of us [lunch].
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direct object
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The [hippie] wearing the tie-dye shirt flashed me a peace sign.
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subject
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The hippie [wearing the tie-dye shirt] flashed me a peace sign.
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participial phrase: adjective
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The hippie wearing the tie-dye shirt [flashed] me a peace sign.
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verb
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The hippie wearing the tie-dye shirt flashed [me] a peace sign.
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indirect object
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The hippie wearing the tie-dye shirt flashed me a [peace] sign.
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adjective
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The hippie wearing the tie-dye shirt flashed me a peace [sign].
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direct object
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[Regina] brought me a poncho to protect me from the rain.
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subject
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Regina [brought] me a poncho to protect me from the rain.
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verb
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Regina brought [me] a poncho to protect me from the rain.
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indirect object
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Regina brought me a [poncho] to protect me from the rain.
|
direct object
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Regina brought me a poncho [to protect me from the rain].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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Regina brought me a poncho to protect me [from the rain].
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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[I] am happy to see your finished painting and hear your finished song.
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subject
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I [am] happy to see your finished painting and hear your finished song.
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linking verb
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I am [happy] to see your finished painting and hear your finished song.
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predicate adjective
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I am happy [to see your finished painting and hear your finished song].
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infinitive phrase: adverb
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[Unexpectedly], meeting my old college friend at the restaurant was awesome.
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adverb
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Unexpectedly, [meeting my old college friend] at the restaurant was awesome.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Unexpectedly, meeting my old college friend [at the restaurant] was awesome.
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prepositional phrase: adverb
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Unexpectedly, meeting my old college friend at the restaurant [was] awesome.
|
linking verb
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Unexpectedly, meeting my old college friend at the restaurant was [awesome].
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predicate adjective
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[His] response will be to file a complaint with the oversight committee.
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adjective
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His [response] will be to file a complaint with the oversight committee.
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subject
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His response [will] be to file a complaint with the oversight committee.
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helping verb
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His response will [be] to file a complaint with the oversight committee.
|
linking verb
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His response will be [to file a complaint] with the oversight committee.
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infinitive phrase: predicate noun
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His response will be to file a complaint [with the oversight committee].
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prepositional phrase: adjective
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[To launch a non-profit organization] is a difficult task requiring a lot of work.
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infinitive phrase: subject
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To launch a non-profit organization [is] a difficult task requiring a lot of work.
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linking verb
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To launch a non-profit organization is a [difficult] task requiring a lot of work.
|
adjective
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To launch a non-profit organization is a difficult [task] requiring a lot of work.
|
predicate noun
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To launch a non-profit organization is a difficult task [requiring a lot] of work.
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participial phrase: adjective
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To launch a non-profit organization is a difficult task requiring a lot [of work].
|
prepositional phrase: adjective
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[Listening to the tapes], I became increasingly angry.
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participial phrase: adjective
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|
Listening to the tapes, [I] became increasingly angry.
|
subject
|
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Listening to the tapes, I [became] increasingly angry.
|
linking verb
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|
Listening to the tapes, I became [increasingly] angry.
|
adverb
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|
Listening to the tapes, I became increasingly [angry].
|
predicate adjective
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[Completing the problems] eventually became effective.
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gerund phrase: subject
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Completing the problems [eventually] became effective.
|
adverb
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Completing the problems eventually [became] effective.
|
linking verb
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Completing the problems eventually became [effective].
|
predicate adjective
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[She] really should have been grateful to receive a second chance.
|
subject
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She [really] should have been grateful to receive a second chance.
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adverb
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She really [should] have been grateful to receive a second chance.
|
helping verb
|
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|
She really should [have] been grateful to receive a second chance.
|
helping verb
|
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|
She really should have [been] grateful to receive a second chance.
|
linking verb
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|
|
She really should have been [grateful] to receive a second chance.
|
predicate adjective
|
|
|
She really should have been grateful [to receive a second chance].
|
infinitive phrase: adverb
|
|
|
[To enjoy swimming the English Channel], you must be a masochist.
|
infinitive phrase: adverb
|
|
|
To enjoy [swimming the English Channel], you must be a masochist.
|
gerund phrase: object of an infinitive
|
|
|
To enjoy swimming the English Channel, [you] must be a masochist.
|
subject
|
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|
To enjoy swimming the English Channel, you [must] be a masochist.
|
helping verb
|
|
|
To enjoy swimming the English Channel, you must [be] a masochist.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
To enjoy swimming the English Channel, you must be a [masochist].
|
predicate noun
|
|
|
[Finding my middle school science teacher] on Facebook was a hoot.
|
gerund phrase: subject
|
|
|
Finding my middle school science teacher [on Facebook] was a hoot.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
Finding my middle school science teacher on Facebook [was] a hoot.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
Finding my middle school science teacher on Facebook was a [hoot].
|
predicate noun
|
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|
[Having finally passed bar exam], Lucas became a lawyer.
|
participial phrase: adjective
|
|
|
Having finally passed bar exam, [Lucas] became a lawyer.
|
subject
|
|
|
Having finally passed bar exam, Lucas [became] a lawyer.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
Having finally passed bar exam, Lucas became a [lawyer].
|
predicate noun
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|
[Climbing the Finger Rock Trail] is an amazing and exhausting experience.
|
gerund phrase: subject
|
|
|
Climbing the Finger Rock Trail [is] an amazing and exhausting experience.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
Climbing the Finger Rock Trail is an [amazing] and exhausting experience.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Climbing the Finger Rock Trail is an amazing [and] exhausting experience.
|
conjunction
|
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|
Climbing the Finger Rock Trail is an amazing and [exhausting] experience.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Climbing the Finger Rock Trail is an amazing and exhausting [experience].
|
predicate noun
|
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|
[To discover a new planet] without a telescope was a surprise.
|
infinitive phrase: subject
|
|
|
To discover a new planet [without a telescope] was a surprise.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
To discover a new planet without a telescope [was] a surprise.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
To discover a new planet without a telescope was a [surprise].
|
predicate noun
|
|
|
[Apparently], his job is to be a big jerk.
|
adverb
|
|
|
Apparently, [his] job is to be a big jerk.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Apparently, his [job] is to be a big jerk.
|
subject
|
|
|
Apparently, his job [is] to be a big jerk.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
Apparently, his job is [to be a big jerk].
|
infinitive phrase: predicate noun
|
|
|
[Telling stories] around a campfire is a great way to spend an evening.
|
gerund phrase: subject
|
|
|
Telling stories [around a campfire] is a great way to spend an evening.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
Telling stories around a campfire [is] a great way to spend an evening.
|
linking verb
|
|
|
Telling stories around a campfire is a [great] way to spend an evening.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Telling stories around a campfire is a great [way] to spend an evening.
|
predicate noun
|
|
|
Telling stories around a campfire is a great way [to spend an evening].
|
infinitive phrase: adjective
|
|
|
[Canoeing on the river] made the trip bearable.
|
gerund phrase: subject
|
|
|
Canoeing [on the river] made the trip bearable.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
Canoeing on the river [made] the trip bearable.
|
verb
|
|
|
Canoeing on the river made the [trip] bearable.
|
direct object
|
|
|
Canoeing on the river made the trip [bearable].
|
object complement: adjective
|
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|
The [members] presiding over the meeting elected him their temporary leader.
|
subject
|
|
|
The members [presiding over the meeting] elected him their temporary leader.
|
participial phrase: adjective
|
|
|
The members presiding [over the meeting] elected him their temporary leader.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
The members presiding over the meeting [elected] him their temporary leader.
|
verb
|
|
|
The members presiding over the meeting elected [him] their temporary leader.
|
direct object
|
|
|
The members presiding over the meeting elected him [their] temporary leader.
|
adjective
|
|
|
The members presiding over the meeting elected him their [temporary] leader.
|
adjective
|
|
|
The members presiding over the meeting elected him their temporary [leader].
|
object complement: noun
|
|
|
[To avoid further problems], he made his photo albums private.
|
infinitive phrase: adverb
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, [he] made his photo albums private.
|
subject
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, he [made] his photo albums private.
|
verb
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, he made [his] photo albums private.
|
adjective
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, he made his [photo] albums private.
|
adjective
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, he made his photo [albums] private.
|
direct object
|
|
|
To avoid further problems, he made his photo albums [private].
|
object complement: adjective
|
|
|
[Stephen's] yelling made the patron sitting in the front row upset.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Stephen's [yelling] made the patron sitting in the front row upset.
|
subject
|
|
|
Stephen's yelling [made] the patron sitting in the front row upset.
|
verb
|
|
|
Stephen's yelling made the [patron] sitting in the front row upset.
|
direct object
|
|
|
Stephen's yelling made the patron [sitting in the front row] upset.
|
participial phrase: adjective
|
|
|
Stephen's yelling made the patron sitting [in the front row] upset.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
Stephen's yelling made the patron sitting in the front row [upset].
|
object complement: adjective
|
|
|
[Going for a run] will make your mind clear.
|
gerund phrase: subject
|
|
|
Going [for a run] will make your mind clear.
|
prepositional phrase: adverb
|
|
|
Going for a run [will] make your mind clear.
|
helping verb
|
|
|
Going for a run will [make] your mind clear.
|
verb
|
|
|
Going for a run will make [your] mind clear.
|
adjective
|
|
|
Going for a run will make your [mind] clear.
|
direct object
|
|
|
Going for a run will make your mind [clear].
|
object complement: adjective
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