Perform the parsing of the following complex sentences. You should be clear about the concepts of coordinated and subordinate clauses, both substantive, adjective, and adverbial, since the sentences that we propose can be of any type.
PROPOSED PRAYERS
1. Your opinion has been very important to be able to evaluate the performance of our contestants.
2. Now only some of you will have the luxury of continuing on the show.
3. Three of you will go to the test where contestants are eliminated.
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SOLUTIONS
1. Your opinion has been very important to be able to evaluate the performance of our contestants
SN (subject): your opinion
SV (nominal predicate): it has been very important to be able to evaluate the performance of our contestants
your: det
opinion: core
has been: predicate head of main clause
very important: Sadj (attribute) / core
in order to evaluate the performance of our contestants: adverbial subordinate clause of finality (CC)
to: nexus
Omitted subject: us
SV (verbal predicate): being able to evaluate the performance of our contestants
being able to evaluate: nucleus of the predicate of the adverbial subordinate clause of finality
Clarification: the verbs «can» and «evaluate» form the same syntactic unit because together they form a verbal periphrasis.
performance: SN (OD)
the: det
performance: core
of our contestants: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Name Complement)
of: prep / link
our contestants: SN / term
our: det
contestants: core
2. Now only some of you will have the luxury of continuing on the show
SN (subject): just some of you
SV (Verbal Predicate): Now you have the luxury of continuing on the show
only: Sadv (CC) / core
some: core
of you: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Name Complement)
of: prep / link
you: SN / term / core
you will have: head of the predicate of the main clause
luxury: SN (OD)
the: det
luxury: core
to continue in the program: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Name Complement)
of: prep / link
continue in program: term / noun subordinate clause
Omitted subject: you
SV (verbal predicate): continue in program
continue: head of the predicate of the noun subordinate clause
in program: Sprep (CCL)
in: prep / link
the program: SN / term
the: det
program: core
3. Three of you will go to the test in whichcontestants are eliminated
SN (subject): three of you
SV (verbal predicate): you will go to the test where contestants are eliminated
three: core
of you: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Name Complement)
of: prep / link
you: SN / term / core
you will go: head of the predicate of the main clause
to test: Sprep (CCL)
a: prep / link
the test: SN / term
la: det
test: core
in which contestants are eliminated: Sprep (adjacent indirect or complement of name)
in: prep / link
the contestants are eliminated: term / adjective subordinate clause (adjacent)
SN (subject): contestants
SV (verbal predicate): the one that is deleted
Clarification: this is a reflexive passive sentence.
contestants: core
which: SN (CCL)
la: det
what: core
are eliminated: head of the predicate of the adjectival subordinate clause
