Throughout the day, they played in the spacious halls of the palace, which had living flowers growing out of the walls. Opening the large amber windows the Grandmother allowed the fishes to swim, into the palace and nibble from the mermaids hand.
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1 coordinating conjunction (cc)
6 prepositional phrases
2. [main clauses]
1 who/which clause (w/w
3 subject-verb pairs (s v)
2 openers
1. Coordinating conjunction (cc): "and"
2. Prepositional phrases:
- "in the spacious halls"
- "of the palace"
- "out of the walls"
- "from the mermaids hand"
- "into the palace"
- "throughout the day"
3. Main clauses:
- "they played in the spacious halls of the palace"
- "Opening the large amber windows, the Grandmother allowed the fishes to swim into the palace and nibble from the mermaids hand."
4. Who/which clause (w/w): "which had living flowers growing out of the walls"
5. Subject-verb pairs (s v):
- "they played"
- "Grandmother allowed"
- "fishes swim"
6. Openers: "Throughout the day" and "Opening the large amber windows"
To mark the elements in the given text, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the coordinating conjunction (cc)
In this text, we don't have a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or, so) explicitly mentioned.
Step 2: Identify the prepositional phrases
Prepositional phrases typically start with a preposition (e.g., in, of, with) and provide information about location, time, manner, etc.
a) "in the spacious halls"
b) "of the palace"
c) "out of the walls"
d) "into the palace"
e) "from the mermaid's hand"
So, there are 5 prepositional phrases in the given text.
Step 3: Identify the main clauses
Main clauses are independent clauses that can stand alone as complete sentences.
a) "they played in the spacious halls of the palace"
b) "the Grandmother allowed the fishes to swim into the palace and nibble from the mermaid's hand"
There are 2 main clauses in the given text.
Step 4: Identify the who/which clause (w/w)
Who/which clauses provide additional information about a noun or pronoun.
In the given text, there isn't a who/which clause.
Step 5: Identify the subject-verb pairs (s v)
Subject-verb pairs consist of a subject (who/what the sentence is about) and a verb (the action or state of being).
a) "they played"
b) "the Grandmother allowed"
c) "the fishes [to] swim"
d) "the fishes nibble"
There are 3 subject-verb pairs in the given text.
Step 6: Identify the openers
Openers are words or phrases that introduce a sentence.
In the given text, there are two openers: "Throughout the day" and "Opening the large amber windows."
To summarize, here is the marked text:
Throughout the day (opener), they played (s v) in the spacious halls (prep phrase) of the palace (prep phrase), which had living flowers growing (w/w) out of the walls (prep phrase).
Opening the large amber windows (opener), the Grandmother allowed (s v) the fishes to swim (s v) into the palace (prep phrase) and nibble (s v) from the mermaid's hand (prep phrase).
Coordinating Conjunction (cc): "and"
Prepositional Phrases:
1. "in the spacious halls of the palace"
2. "out of the walls"
3. "from the mermaid's hand"
4. "throughout the day"
5. "of the palace"
6. "into the palace"
Main Clauses:
1. "Throughout the day, they played in the spacious halls of the palace."
2. "The Grandmother allowed the fishes to swim into the palace and nibble from the mermaid's hand."
Who/Which Clause (w/w): "which had living flowers growing out of the walls"
Subject-Verb Pairs (s v):
1. "they played"
2. "The Grandmother allowed"
3. "fishes to swim"
Openers:
1. "Throughout the day"
2. "Opening the large amber windows"