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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
A = adjective modifying teacher
affects = verb (transitive active)
eternity = direct object, noun
He can never tell where his influence stops. = simple sentence
can tell = verb phrase
can = helping verb
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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