Labeling each word in a sentence according to its part of speech Diagramming of sentences

My smart friend knows the correct answer. friend smart My knows answer correct the

The approach to divide a sentence up into its immediate constituents by using binary cutting until obtaining its ultimate constituents.

In IC analysis, a sentence is divided up into major divisions or "immediate constituents", and these constituents are in turn divided into further immediate constituents, and this process continues until irreducible constituents are reached, i.e., until each constituent consists of only a word or meaningful part of a word.

A construction is any significant group of words or (morphemes). The whole utterance is a construction.

A constituent is any word or construction that enters into some larger construction Every word or group of words in the above utterance is a constituent.

An immediate constituent is one of the two, or few, constituents of which any given form is directly formed. "The girl is happy The girl is happy the girl is happy

ultimate constituent irreducible parts

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

The
The

three
men They

men

read
read read

the
the

new

books.

books. them.

They

read.

Identify the construction.

What are the immediate constituents?

three men/the three men, new books, and read the new books What are the ultimate constituents?

Graphically indicated by enclosing each ultimate constituent in a box and drawing larger and larger boxes around immediate constituents of each box. The result is something like the famous Chinese boxes
A B

1.

Modification consists of head and modifier

Modifier Head

hungry people
Head Modifier

the poet

Chaucer

2. Predication consists of subject and predicate

P Subject Predicate

baby cries give alms

Predicate

Subject

3. Complementation verbal element and a complement

C
V element complement

Speak truth
complement V element

secrets revealed

4. Coordination consists of words, phrases or clauses.

A B

hugs and kisses

bits and bytes

1.

Relying on the native speaker want/ to go will/ be ready or want to /go or will be/ ready

2. Some bits of language cannot be cut because the elements do not belong together or they are separate.

She told the cheeky boy off. Are you staying? 3. It cannot explain ambiguous sentences. The shooting of the hunters occurred at dawn.