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Parsing a sentence 3: Function
Choose the correct function for each word or phrase in the sentence. Press Check when you have chosen all your answers.
Mary walked her little dog past the hissing cat, whose back was arched menacingly.
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Mary
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
walked
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
her
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
little
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
dog
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
quickly
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
past
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
the
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
hissing
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
cat
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
whose
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
back
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
was arched
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
menacingly
???
introduces a relative clause
object of preposition
introduces prepositional phrase
subject
modifier
verb
object
Check
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