Savoring Syntax

Decoding Sentences in the English Language

Sentence: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.

Source: traditional Christmas song

CEFR Level: B1

Organization:

  • apostrophe for contraction combining it + is
  • comma separating the independent clause from the adverbial clause

Syntax:

  • subject
  • predicator in present progressive
  • complement
  • where?

Speech:

  • 2 nouns
  • 5 verbs
  • 1 adverb
  • 2 pronouns
  • 1 determiner

Phrase:

  • 2 verb phrases
  • 1 adverbial phrase

Clause:

  • 1 independent clause
  • 2 dependent adverbial clauses

Sentence Structure: complex

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