Perform the syntactic analysis of the following syntactic sentences and then indicate what type it is.
1. I'm tired of this food.
2. My friends live far from here.
3. This machine can work in the end.
4. We have to go to the supermarket now.
5. It didn't wake me up on time.
6. This alarm is faulty.
7. My whiteboard eraser is a shower sponge.
8. He does it very well.
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SOLUTIONS
1. I'm tired of this food.
Omitted subject: me
SV (nominal predicate): I am tired of this food.
am: predicate head
tired: Sadj (attribute) / core
of this meal: Sprep (Adjective Complement)
of: prep / link
this meal: SN / term
this: det
food: core
Simple, declarative, affirmative, intransitive, nominal predicate, active sentence.
2. My friends live far from here
SN (subject): my friends
SV (verbal predicate): they live far away from here
mis: det
friends: subject core
live: predicate head
far: Sadv (CCL) / core
here: Sprep (Warning Complement)
of: prep / link
here: SAdv / term / core
Simple sentence, declarative, affirmative,intransitive, verbal predicate, active.
3. This machine can work in the end
SN (subject): this machine
SV (verbal predicate): can work at the end
this: det
machine: subject core
can work: predicate core
Clarification: the two verbs form the same syntactic unit because they are a verbal periphrasis.
at the end: Sprep (CCT)
al: prep / link
end: SN / term / core
Simple, declarative, affirmative, intransitive, verbal predicate, active sentence.
4. We have to go to the supermarket now
Omitted subject: us
SV (verbal predicate): we have to go to the supermarket
we have to go: predicate head
Clarification: both the two verbs and the conjunction «that» form the same syntactic unit because they are a verbal periphrasis.
to the supermarket: Sprep (CCL)
al: prep / link
supermarket: SN / term / core
Simple, declarative, affirmative, intransitive, verbal predicate, active sentence.
5. It didn't wake me up on time
Omitted subject: he
SV (verbal predicate): didn't wake me up at time
no: Sadv (CC Negation) / core
me: SN (OD) / core
woke up: predicate head
at the time: Sprep (CCT)
a: prep / link
time: SN / term
la: det
time: core
Simple sentence, declarative, negative, transitive, ofverbal predicate, active.
6. This alarm is faulty
SN (subject): this alarm
SV (nominal predicate): is broken
this: det
alarm: subject core
is: predicate head
broken: Sadj (Attribute) / core
Simple, declarative, affirmative, nominal predicate, intransitive, active sentence.
7. My whiteboard eraser is a shower sponge
SN (subject): my blackboard eraser
SV (nominal predicate): it's a shower sponge
the: det
draft: predicate head
from my board: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Name Complement)
of: prep / link
my board: SN / term
mi: det
blackboard: core
en: predicate head
a sponge: SN (attribute)
a: det
sponge: core
of shower: Sprep (Indirect Adjacent or Complement of Name)
of: prep / link
shower: SN / term / core
Simple sentence, declarative, affirmative, nominal predicate, intransitive, active voice.
8. He does it very well
SN (subject): he
SV (Verbal Predicate): He does it very well
he: subject head
lo: SN (OD) / core
does: predicate head
very good: Sadv (CCM)
very: intensifying particle
good: core
Simple, declarative, affirmative, transitive, verbal predicate, active sentence.
