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As a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.

Analysis:

The word “position” is a noun

because it ends with a noun forming suffix “-tion” , and an adjective “false”.

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My marriage had drifted us away from each other.

Analysis:

The word “had drifted” is a verb because it is in past perfect tense, and it is preceded by the abstract noun “my marriage” which functions as the subject of this verb.

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They were admirable things for the observer, excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and action.

Analysis:

The world “admirable” is an adjective because it modifies the noun things by describing the quality of the things. It occurs before the noun, which is a typical position of adjectives in English.

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He was still, as ever, deeply attracted by the study of crime.

Analysis:

The word “deeply” is an adverb because it ends with -ly, which is the adverb-forming suffix and it modifies the adjective “attracted.”

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Since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this.

Analysis:

The word “since” function as a subordinating conjunctions because it introduces a reason for the main clause “you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences” and links it to the main clause “you may be interested in this.”

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His room were brilliantly lit and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in dark silhouette against the blind.

Analysis:

The word “in” is a preposition because it introduces the prepositional phrase “in dark silhouette,” showing the location of the figure.

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All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.

Analysis : The head noun is mind. Before it, there are words (cold, precise, admirably balanced) that describe it. Because the modifiers come before the noun, it is a noun phrase with pre-noun modifiers.

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That woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.

Analysis:

The head noun is Irene Adler. After the noun, there is a phrase (of dubious and questionable memory) that describes her.

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The most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen.

Analysis:

The main word is the adjective perfect. It is modified by the word most. Together they form an adjective phrase.

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Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul.

Analysis:

It shows how Holmes loathed society, Because it describes the verb.

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A prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective

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A prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective

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My own happiness, and the home-centred interests which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention.

Analysis:

The prepositional phrase of his own establishment describes the noun master. Because it describes a noun, it functions like an adjective.

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A prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb

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A prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb

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He looked at me with a kind of sadness in his eyes.

Analysis:

The phrase with a kind of sadness modifies the verb looked, so it is a prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb. The

phrase in his eyes modifies the noun sadness, so it is a prepositional phrase.

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What I learned from this class is the details of different types of phrases. Before, I never really looked at what the head noun in each sentence was, or which words were the modifiers. I also didn’t know how many types they have. I only knew what an adverb, a verb, and an adjective are.

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You are very observant, Watson, and it is a pleasure to work with you.

Analysis :

The verb “are” links the subject “You” with the complement “very observant”.

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Holmes laughed quietly as he lit his pipe.

Analysis :

The verb “laughed” does not take an object. The sentence is complete without adding anything after the verb.

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I read the letter carefully, and every word confirmed Holmes’s suspicions.

Analysis :

The verb “read” takes the direct object “the letter”. The meaning would be incomplete without the object.

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Holmes gave me the paper and told me to study it at once.

Analysis :

The verb “gave” takes two objects, “me” (indirect object) and “the paper” (direct object). Because it has both so this is a ditransitive verb.

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They found the door locked when they tried to enter the room.

Analysis :

The verb “found” has a direct object “the door” and an object complement “locked” that describes the state of the object.

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She spoke softly but clearly.

Type: Coordination of adverbs

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He was clever and resourceful.

Type: Coordination of adjectives

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They searched in the garden and under the bridge.

Type: Coordination of prepositional phrases

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He wanted to solve the mystery and to catch the criminal.

Type: Coordination of infinitive phrases

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1. I had my suspicions, but I had no

proof.

2. He was a man of action, and he was a man of thought.

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“that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination” is a noun clause because it begins with that and acts as the object of the verb “suggested.“

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“that the initials “H.B.” are legible upon the lining of this hat” is a noun clause beginning with that, acts as the complement of the verb “is”.

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“if we have an answer to our advertisement” is a noun clause beginning with if, acts as the object of the verb “determine.”

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“whether we should reserve it for tomorrow” is a noun clause beginning with whether, acts as the complement of the verb “is.”

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Noun clause beginning with wh-question words

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Noun clause beginning with wh-question words

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“why you did not advertise” is a noun clause beginning with why, acts as the object of the verb “know.”

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Noun clause beginning with wh-question words

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Noun clause beginning with wh-question words

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“what was the matter” and “why I was so pale” are noun clauses beginning with wh-words, act as the objects of the verb “asked.”

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The adjective clause begins with “who” and describes the noun “someone.” It clarifies which person caused the marks by describing the one who scraped mud off the shoe.

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The adjective clause begins with “which” and describes the noun “the steps.” It clarifies which steps you saw often.

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This is an Adjective Clause that uses "whose" to describe the noun "people." It tells us more information about them.

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The clause "he assumed" describes the noun "part." It tells us which part is being discussed.

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The adjective clause uses "which" to describe the noun "step." It gives extra information about where the step was heard.

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“before he became interested in writing a really original detective novel” is adverbial because it tells when the action happened. It gives more information about the verb “had been working” and the type of this adverbial clause is type 1.

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“If I had not killed him” is an adverbial clause because it gives the condition for the action in the main clause and the type of this adverbial clause is type 8.

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“Although more sporadically than before” is an adverbial clause because it shows a contrast to the main action. It tells how the action continued in a different way and the type of this adverbial clause is type 6.

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“Because Sherlock Holmes remains a fascinating enigma” is an adverbial clause because it gives the reason for the main idea and the type of this adverbial clause is type 3.

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Reduced adjective clause with present participle 

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Reduced adjective clause with present participle 

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Because “drunken-looking” comes from the full clause “who looked drunken,” the verb looked is reduced to the present participle looking.

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Reduced adjective clause with past participle

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Reduced adjective clause with past participle

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Because “discoloured” comes from the full clause “which was discoloured”.

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Reduced adverb clause with present participle

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Reduced adverb clause with present participle

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Because it’s a short form of an adverb clause “as he was mopping his forehead”.

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Reduced adverb clause with past participle

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Reduced adverb clause with past participle

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Because It comes from the full adverb clause “Because I was accustomed”.