Perform the syntactic and morphological analysis of the following sentences. You can check the solutions below.
1. It would be convenient if you postponed your meeting with the boss until Thursday afternoon.
2. The flight back from Rome was a nightmare because there was a lot of turbulence.
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SOLUTIONS
1. It would be convenient if you postponed your meeting with the boss until Thursday afternoon.
SYNTACTICS
SN (subject): that you postpone your meeting with the boss until Thursday afternoon
SV (nominal predicate): it would be convenient
That you postponed your meeting with the boss until Thursday afternoon: subordinate subordinate clause depending on the Subject
what: nexus
Omitted subject: you
SV (verbal predicate): you will postpone your meeting with the boss for Thursday afternoon
aplazaras: head of the predicate of the noun subordinate clause
for Thursday: Sprep (CCT)
para: prep / link
Thursday: SN / term
the: det
Thursday: core
afternoon: Sprep (CCT)
by: prep / link
afternoon: SN / term
la: det
late: core
your meeting: SN (OD)
you: det
meeting: core
with the boss: Sprep (CCCompany)
with: prep / link
the boss: SN / term
the: det
boss: core
would be: head of the predicate of the main clause
convenient: Sadj (Attribute) / core
MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Sería: verb, third person singular, from the simple conditional of the indicative, from the verb to be, from the second conjugation, active voice.
convenient: qualifying adjective, masculine and feminine singular.
que: conjunction
aplazaras: verb, second person singular, from the preterite imperfect of the subjunctive of the verb aplazar, from the first conjugation, active voice.
para: preposition.
el: definite article, masculine, singular.
thursday: common noun, masculine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
by: preposition.
la: definite article, feminine, singular.
afternoon: common noun, feminine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
tu: possessive adjective, second person singular.
meeting: common noun, feminine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, derived.
with: preposition.
el: definite article, masculine, singular.
boss: common noun, masculine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
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2. The flight back from Rome was a nightmare because there was a lot of turbulence
ANALYSISSYNTACTICS
SN (subject): the return flight from Rome
SV (nominal predicate): it was a nightmare because there was a lot of turbulence
the: det
flight: core
back: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Noun Complement)
of: prep / link
turn: SN / term / core
from Rome: Sprep (CCL)
of: prep / link
Rome: SN / term / core
was: predicate head
a nightmare: SN (Attribute)
a: det
nightmare: core
because there was a lot of turbulence: causal adverbial subordinate clause (CC)
why: nexus
There is no subject because it is an impersonal sentence
SV (verbal predicate): there was a lot of turbulence
there was: predicate head
lots of turbulence: SN (OD)
many: det
turbulence: core
MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
El: definite article, masculine, singular.
flight: common noun, masculine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
of: preposition.
back: common noun, feminine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
of: preposition.
Rome: proper noun.
fue: verb, third person singular, of the simple past perfect of the indicative, of the verb to be, of the second conjugation, active voice.
una: indefinite article, feminine, singular.
nightmare: common noun, feminine, singular, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
because: conjunction.
hubo: verb, third person singular, of the simple past tense, of the verb haber, of the second conjugation, active voice.
muchas: indefinite adjective, feminine, plural.
turbulence: common noun, feminine, plural, individual, abstract, countable, simple.
