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Understanding Sentence Structures

This document provides a grammatical analysis of complex sentences with subordinate clauses. It breaks down the structure of sentences with relative clauses and purpose clauses. Examples are given of sentences containing multiple clauses connected with conjunctions.

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Understanding Sentence Structures

This document provides a grammatical analysis of complex sentences with subordinate clauses. It breaks down the structure of sentences with relative clauses and purpose clauses. Examples are given of sentences containing multiple clauses connected with conjunctions.

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independent clause

It is the first time + S + HTHT (have/has + V3/ed)


It was the first time + S + had + V3/ed (QKHT)
1. simple sentences
2. complex sentence head
3. complex S1 V1 relative clause (adj)
S1 V1 O art adj + N to -V (for purposes)
conj + S2 V2 art adv adj N to - V (purpose)
prep adv the + N (S1) V1 adj S2
V2 S1 V1 adj conj S2 adv V2
det adj N (un) to - V(purpose) NP (o)
make + O + V/adj ; look + adj S1 V1
adj S1 V1 det + N (pl) conj
S2 V2 adv + adj S1 V1
O (a + adj + N) S1 V1 adv
adj prep + NP head
adv NP (S1) V1 adv
adj S1 V1 S2 V2 to - V det
O (N) TTSH + N (S1) V1 art adv adj
N to- V (purpose) conj S2 V2 art adv
adj N (sing) conj S3 V3

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