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ANAL YSIS

[Par. 258.

help to the friend from whom you obtained help when
you needed it. 8. When I heard that the train had
started before I had arrived at the station where we
had agreed to meet, I at once telegraphed. 4. Though
you asked me when I would come and pay you tile
visit that I had promised, you did not mention a definite
day. 5. I confess that I was irritated when I heard
that my cousin, after he had accepted my invitation,
wrote to decline it, because he had been subsequently
invited by some one whose society lie preferred to
mine. 6. The market-girl reckoned tlat, if her milk
sold well, she could get at least six dozen eggs, which,
when they were hatched and grown to be chickens,
might be sold, before May came round, for as much
money as would buy her the best dress that could be
found in the village.
258 Analysis of Sentences.
Reversing the process in Paragraph 250, we can
analyse a Sentence intoI. Principal Verb.
The term Principal Verb includes the " Subjective or Objective
Supplement," e.g. in " He twas appointed general," L" was appointed
general" will be called the " Verb;" and so, in " They appointed
him general," "appointed general" will be called the "Verb." See
the Scheme on page 168.
II. Subject.
The terms Subject and Object here include their " Complements;"
e.g. "a rascal to be punished " is the Subject in " A rascal is expected
to bepunlished," and the Object in " I like a rascal to bepounished."
III. Object.
The Indlirect Object may either be treated separately, or be treated
as an Adverb. If we can say, il " Tlle house was built by Thomas"
that " by Thomas " is an " Adverb-Phrase of Agency," there seems
no reason why we should not say 'i for Thomas" andi "to Thonls"
are " Adverb-Phrases of Reception." Hence in" Give me the book,"
we may call " me " either Ind(irect Object, or an abridged " AdverbPhrase of Reception." The latter would probably be found, in the
end, the simpler course.