Identify the subject, verb, compliment, adj and prepositional phrase and adverb
1. Nearly everybody has heard a strauss waltz.
2. The waltz is a form of ballroom dance that originated in Germany and Austria in the eighteenth century.
3. John Strauss was the most famous and, some say, the best composer of waltzes.
4. He was born in Vienna, the capital city of Austria, in 1825.
5. Strauss came from a well-established family of musicians.
6. His father and brothers Edward and Jose were respected composer and conductors in their own right.
1. everybody-sub, has heard-verb, nearly-adverb, waltz-compliment
2. waltz-sub, is-verb, form-compliment, of ballroom dance, in the eighteenth century-prep phrase
3. John Strauss-sub, was-verb, famous-compliment, best-adj
4. he-sub, was born-verb
5. Strauss-sub, came-verb, from a well-known established family, of musicians-prep phrase
6. Edward, Jose-sub, were respected-verb, composers, conductors-compliment, in their own right-prep phrase
3. Prep phrase?
4. Prep phrases?
3. of waltzes
4.of Austria
4. in 1825
Now they're right.
1. Nearly everybody has heard a Strauss waltz.
- Subject: everybody
- Verb: has heard
- Complement: a Strauss waltz
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: None
- Adverb: Nearly
2. The waltz is a form of ballroom dance that originated in Germany and Austria in the eighteenth century.
- Subject: The waltz
- Verb: is
- Complement: a form of ballroom dance
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: in Germany and Austria, in the eighteenth century
- Adverb: None
3. John Strauss was the most famous and, some say, the best composer of waltzes.
- Subject: John Strauss
- Verb: was
- Complement: the most famous and, some say, the best composer of waltzes
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: None
- Adverb: None
4. He was born in Vienna, the capital city of Austria, in 1825.
- Subject: He
- Verb: was born
- Complement: in Vienna, the capital city of Austria, in 1825
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: None
- Adverb: None
5. Strauss came from a well-established family of musicians.
- Subject: Strauss
- Verb: came
- Complement: from a well-established family of musicians
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: None
- Adverb: None
6. His father and brothers Edward and Jose were respected composer and conductors in their own right.
- Subject: His father and brothers Edward and Jose
- Verb: were
- Complement: respected composers and conductors in their own right
- Adjective: None
- Prepositional phrase: None
- Adverb: None