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Part 3 Sentence Analysis, ~55 minutes:

Running fast isn’t fun

  • isn’t = is not, so “Running fast is not fun.”
  • is - linking verb
  • running - subject, gerund
  • fun - complement
  • modifiers:
    • fast is an adjective modifying running
    • not is an adverb modifying is
  • Running in a manner that is considered fast is not enjoyable.

I don’t want to stand on my porch when it’s wet.

  • don’t = do not, it’s = it is, so " I do not want to stand on my porch when it is wet."
  • do - action verb, is - linking verb
  • “I do not want to stand on my porch” is joined together with " it is wet" with the conjunction “when”.
    • “I do not want to stand on my porch”
      • do - action verb
      • I - subject
      • want - object?, infinitive?
      • modifiers:
        • not is an adverb modifying want
        • to stand on my porch is a prepositional phrase modifying want
          • to is the preposition
          • porch is the noun governed by to
          • my is modifying porch
            • stand on is a prepositional phrase modifying porch modifying? Idk. This one confuses me
    • “It is wet”
      • is - linking verb
      • It - subject, refers to my porch
      • wet - complement
      • no modifiers
    • When my porch is wet, I do not do the action of wanting to stand on my porch.

Swimming after work is too tiring.

  • is - linking verb
  • swimming - subject, gerund
  • tiring - complement
  • modifiers:
    • after work is a prepositional phrase modifying swimming
      • after is the preposition
      • work is the noun governed by after
    • too is an adverb modifying tiring
  • Swimming after work is very tiring.

John gets sweaty when he does his exercise routine.

  • gets - action verb, does - action verb
  • “John gets sweaty” is joined together with “he does his exercise routine” with the conjunction “when”.
    • “John gets sweaty”
      • gets - action verb
      • John - subject
      • sweaty - object, gerund?
      • no modifiers
    • “he does his exercise routine”
      • does - action verb
      • he - subject, he refers to John
      • routine - object
      • modifiers:
        • his is a reference adjective modifying routine
        • exercise is a participle? modifying routine
    • John has a routine. That routine is for exercise. It is his routine. When John does that routine, he gets sweaty.

I gave him gifts.

  • gave - action verb
  • I - subject
  • gifts - object
  • modifiers:
    • him is a reference adjective modifying gave?
  • I gave gifts. I gave gifts specifically to a him.

I love to throw boomerangs to myself.

  • love - action verb
  • I - subject
  • no object
  • modifiers:
    • to throw boomerangs is a prepositional phrase modifying love
      • to is the preposition
      • boomerangs is the noun governed by to
      • throw is a participle modifying boomerangs
    • to myself modifies throw
      • to is the preposition
      • myself is the noun governed by the preposition
  • I love to throw boomerangs if the person I’m throwing them to is myself.

When a movie is boring, I stop watching.

  • is - linking verb, stop - action verb
  • “I stop watching” is joined together with “a movie is boring” with the conjunction when.
    • “I stop watching”
      • stop - action verb
      • I - subject
      • watching - object, gerund
    • “a movie is boring”
      • is - linking verb
      • movie - subject
      • boring - gerund, complement or is it a participle?
      • modifier:
        • a modifies movie
    • If any movie I am watching is boring, then I will stop watching it.

I like reading non-fiction books out of order.

  • like - action verb
  • I - subject
  • reading non-fiction books - object, gerund
    • non-fiction books is the object of reading
  • modifiers:
    • out of order is a prepositional phrase modifying reading
      • out of is the preposition
      • order is the noun governed by out of
    • non-fiction modifies books
  • If I’m reading books that are of the non-fiction variety, I like to read them out of their specified order.

My broken speakers don’t work for making sound.

  • don’t = do not, so “My broken speakers do not work for making sound.”
  • do - action verb
  • speakers - subject
  • work - object
  • modifiers:
    • my modifies speaker
    • broken modifies speaker
    • not modifies work
    • for making sound is a prepositional phrase modifying do
      • for is the preposition
      • making sound is a gerund governed by for
        • sound is the object of making
  • For the purpose of making sounds, my speakers, which are broken, do not work.

FYI, working at the CIA is cooler than the FBI.

  • FYI = For your information, CIA = Central Intelligence Agency, FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigations, so “For your information, working at the Central Intelligence Agency is cooler than the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
  • is - linking verb
  • working - subject, gerund
  • cooler - complement
  • modifiers:
    • for your information is a prepositional phrase modifying? Idk
    • at the CIA is a prepositional phrase modifying working
      • at is the preposition
      • the modifies CIA
      • CIA is the noun governed by at
    • than the FBI is a prepositional phrase modifying cooler?
      • than is the preposition
      • the modifies FBI
      • FBI is the noun governed by than