Parsing
1. To Parse a noun: Tell the kind, number, gender, case and syntax (i.e. subject to a verb, object to a verb, complement to a verb, put in apposition to noun, object to a preposition, nominative absolute, or nominative of address).
2. To Parse a Pronoun: Tell the kind, person, number, gender, case and syntax (i.e. subject to a verb, object to a verb, complement to a verb, put in apposition to some noun or object to a preposition). N.B In the case of a Relative Pronoun, the antecedent also should be given.
3. To Parse an Adjective: Tell the kind, the degree and the noun it qualifies or the verb to which it is the complement
4. To Parse a verb: Tell the kind (transitive or intransitive): voice, mood, tense, number, person and its subject. If transitive tell the object.
5. To Parse a participle: Tell:
(1) The Verb from which it is derived.
(2) Its Form whether: (a) Present (e.g. – eating, being eaten): (b) Past (e.g. – eaten)
(c) Perfect (e.g. having eaten, having been eaten).
(3) Its Voice: Whether Active or Passive.
(4) Syntax. Since all Nouns are in the third person, the person of the noun need not be given in parsing.
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6. To Parse a Gerund:
Tell: (1) Form what Verb it is derived.
(2) Its From whether: (a) Present (e.g. – loving, being loved), (b) Perfect (e.g. – having loved, having been loved).
(3) Its Voice: Active or Passive.
(4) Its case Subjective or objective.
(5) Syntax
7. To Parse an adverb:
Tell the kind, the degree (if it has) and the verb, adjective or preposition or another adverb which it modifies or the verb to which it is the Complement.
8. To Parse a Preposition :
Tell the noun or pronoun it governs.
9. To Parse a Conjunction:
Tell the kind and the sentences, caluses, phrase or words it joins.
10. To Parse an Article :
Tell the kind (definite or indefinite) and the noun before which it is put.
A(Examples Of Parsing)
We saw the very tall person whom you often named in your letters.
We:- Pronoun, Ist person, plural number, common gender, subjective case, subject to the verb, saw.
Saw: Verb irregular, transitive, active voice, indicative mood, past tense, plural number, Ist person agreeing with its subject We.
The:- Definite article put before the noun, person.
Very:- An adverb of degree, modifying the adjective tall.
Tall: – An adjective of quality, positive degree, qualify- ing the noun, person.
Person:- Common noun, singular number, common gender, objective case, object to the verb saw, or governed by the verb, saw.
Whom: – Relative pronoun having for its antecedent person, singular number, common gender, 3rd person objective case, governed by the verb, named.
You:- pronoun, second person, common gender, plural number, subjective case, subject to the verb named.
Often:- Adverb of number, positive degree modifying the verb, named.
Named:- Verb regular, transitive, active voice, indicative mood, past tense, plural number, second person, agreeing with its subject, you.
In:-Preposition; governing the noun, letters in the objective case.
Your: Pronoun, 2nd person, common gender, singular number, possessive case, qualifying the noun letters.
Letters:- Common noun, plural number, neuter gender, objective case, governed by the preposition, in.
B(Participles)
1. A barking dog never bites.
Barking: Participle (derived from the Intr. Verb, bark), present, active voice, qualifying the noun, dog.
2. The boy sitting by my side is my brother’s son.
Sitting :-Participle (derived from the Intr. Vrb, sit ), present, active voice, qualifying the noun, boy.
3. I saw a man carrying a load.
Carrying :-Participle (derived from the Trans, – Verb carry), present, active voice, qualifying the noun, man.
4. I saw a ruined tower.
Ruined :- Participle (derived from the Trans Verb. ruin), past, passive voice, qualifying the noun, tower.
5. I saw a girl dressed in blue clothes.
Dressed:- Participle (derived from the Trans. Verb, dress), past, passive voice, qualifying (or referring to) the noun, girl.
ney.
6. Having rested for sometime, we continued our jour-
Having rested: Participle (drived from tì. Intr. Verb; rest), perfect, active voice, qualifying the noun we.
7. He came running.
Running: Participle, (derived from the Intr. Verb, run), present, active voice, used as an adjective qualifying the pro- noun, he.
Note:- When a participle forms part of a Finite Verb it is not passed separately: as :-
In ‘He is running’ the words is and running should not be parsed separately, but parsed together as a finite verb.
C (Gerunds)
1. Walking is a good exercise.
Walking: Gerund (derived from the Intr. Verb, walk), present, active voice, subjective case, subject to the verb, is.
2. He is fond of swimming.
Swimming: Gerund (derived from the Intr. Verb, (swim), present, active voice, objective case, governed by the preposition of.
3. He was not sorry for having been deceived.
Having been deceived: Gerund (derived from the Trans. Verb deceive). perfect, passive voice, objective case, governed by the preposition, for.
4. Get me some drinking water.
Drinking: Gerund (drived from the Trans. Verb, drink), present, active voice, used as an adjective qualifying the noun, water.
(a) Parse every word in:
Ex. 40 A
1. The man saw the boy.
2. My father broke his stick.
3. I put my pen on the desk.
4. Bring me ten books.
5. What do you want?
6. Two women are eating food from a leaf.
7. The brave boy protected his sister from the mad dog.
8. The little girl waited patiently for the loaf.
9. There was once a king who had many daughters.
10. I have seen the horse that you bought.
11. This is the man who spoke to me.
12. The boy that came here this morning has gone.
(b) Parse the Nouns in Ex. 20.
(c) Parse the participles and Gerunds in Ex. 35 (b)
(d) Parse the Adverbs in Ex. (11) (a) and (b)
(e) Parse the Conjunctions in Ex. 13 (a) and (b).
(f) Parse the Preposition in Ex. 12.
(g) Parse the Adjectives in Ex. 45 B.