I just spent 25 minutes doing analysis on these sentences from a short story for 1st graders. Took another 4-5 minutes uploading and formatting for post.
- Jack wants to build a birdhouse.
[wants [Jack] [“to build” [birdhouse [a]]]]
Verb: wants.
Subject: Jack.
Object: to build (infinitive as a noun).
‘A’ modifies ‘birdhouse’ (adjective/determiner).
I think ‘birdhouse’ is the object of the infinitive ‘to build’, so ‘birdhouse’ is just another noun.
- He gets some wood.
[gets [He] [wood [some]]]
Verb: gets.
Subject: He.
Object: wood.
‘Some’ modifies ‘wood’.
- He gets some nails and paint.
[gets [He] [and [nails] [paint] [some]]]
Verb: gets.
Subject: He.
Object: nails and paint.
‘Some’ modifies ‘nails and paint’ (adjective).
- His mom helps too.
[helps [mom [His]] [too]]
Verb: helps.
Subject: mom.
‘His’ modifies ‘mom’ (adjective/possessive pronoun).
‘Too’ modifies ‘helps’ (adverb). ‘Too’ tells you the mom’s help is in addition to something or someone else’s help.