Syntax
History of the English Language
Prof. G. Steinberg
Diagram the following sentences.
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The instructor told the students to study.
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The customer asked for a cold beer.
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He gave the Red Cross blood. [Note: Treat "Red Cross" as a
single word -- proper name.]
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The pilot landed the jet.
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A journalist will write the article.
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That glass suddenly broke.
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A jogger was running toward the end of the lane.
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These trees might block the road.
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The detective looked through the records.
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The peaches appear ripe.
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Jeremy will play the trumpet in the orchestra.
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Those guests should leave.
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Maria never ate a brownie.
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That shelf will fall.
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The student lost the debate.
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The manager may offer a raise.
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That judge often sentences shoplifters to prison.
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A psychic will speak to this group.
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The tragedy upset the family.
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They hid in the cave.
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Jane had left the town.
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We ate our lunch near the river.
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Steve looked up the number in the book.
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This movement is gaining momentum.
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The goslings swam across the lake.
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The reporter said that an accident injured the woman.
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The fishermen think that the company polluted the bay.
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You know that I hate war.
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Dick decided on the boat.
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The puppy found the child.
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A passenger landed the airliner.
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The house on the hill collapsed in the wind.
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The sun melted the ice.
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The tree swayed in the wind.
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The children put the toy in the box.
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The reporter realized that the senator lied.
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That the president realized that the senator lied disturbed his wife.
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The skies deluged the earth with water.
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John advised Harry to see a doctor.
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John promised to see a doctor.
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I sent a letter to Hilda.
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He will take his complaint to the boss.
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Karen assembled the grill
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John cooked the hot dogs. [Note: Treat "hot dogs" as one
word.]
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Denise bought a coat.
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A runner from Ohio won the marathon.
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Her uncle had put the gifts in her car.
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Psychiatrists should believe in leprechauns.
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People use donations to carry on the fight.
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