Let's diagram a sentence together! (Henry Brooks Adams)

Let's diagram a sentence together.
(Henry Brooks Adams)

Let's diagram a Henry Brooks Adams quotation together. "A teacher affects eternity. He can never tell where his influence stops."

A teacher affects eternity. = simple sentence

teacher = subject, noun

A = adjective modifying teacher

affects = verb (transitive active)

He can never tell where his influence stops. = simple sentence

can tell = verb phrase

tell = main verb (transitive active)

never = adverb

where his influence stops = direct object, noun clause

influence = subject, noun

his = adjective modifying influence

stops = verb

where = adverb

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