Analysis Key
1. He
made up his mind
to win the
prize, and to
let the
Sheriff know somehow or
other [DO
of "know" that he
had done so
(DO)].
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"To make up one's mind" is idiomatic
for "to decide."
"Know" is a verbal ("The
Sheriff know" will not make an acceptable sentence.) Technically, it is
an infinitive with "Sheriff" as its subject. The infinitive phrase functions
as the direct object of "to let."
"To win" and "to let"
are verbals (infinitives that function as the direct objects of "make up
his mind." "Prize" is the direct object of "to win." [If one wishes to
break down "to make up his mind," "mind" would be the direct object of
"make up," and the two infinitives can be explained as adverbs to "make
up" that indicate how.]
2. Nor
could Robin
call his
men (DO) {by
blowing}
{on his horn}, [Adv.
to
"blowing" as he
generally did,
[Adv.
to "did" when he
was {in
danger}]].
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"Blowing" is a verbal because it functions
as the object of the preposition "by." Technically, it is a gerund.
3. One
day [NuA] this
enemy came
{with many soldiers}
{behind him}, determined
to kill the
earl and take
all
his goods and
lands. |
"The enemy determined to kill the earl"
is an acceptable sentence, but this sentence means "who was determined."
Thus "determined" is a verbal (a gerundive to "enemy"). Note also that
for "determined" to be read as a finite verb it would have to be joined
to "came" with an "and."
"To kill" and "take"
are verbals (infinitives that function as objects of (What?) -- or adverbs
to (How?) -- "determined.") "Earl" is the direct object of "to kill," and
"goods" and "lands" are direct objects of "take."
4. [Adv.
to "was astonished" When the
stranger saw
all these fine
men, dressed {in
green},
and
carrying bows and
arrows, come running {to Robin}]
he was
very much
astonished
(P). |
The comma that separates "men" from "dressed"
indicates that "dressed" means "who were dressed." Thus it is a verbal
(a gerundive to "men").
"Men carrying bows and
arrows" does not pass the sentence test, so "carrying" is also a verbal
(another gerundive to "men"). "Bows" and "arrows" are direct objects of
"carrying.
"Come" will probably
confuse students. "All the men come running" could be a sentence. To see
that "come" is a verbal, we need to look further into the context -- "The
stranger saw the men come running." Then we need the "substitution test"
-- "The stranger saw them [not "they"] come running." Thus "come" is an
infinitive, its subject is "men," and the infinitive phrase functions as
the direct object of "saw."
"Running" fails the
sentence test since "All the men running" would not make an acceptable
sentence. Thus it is a verbal (a gerundive to "men"). One could, however,
also explain "come running" as a palimpsest
finite verb.
5. And
[Adv.
to "never" because they
honoured and
loved the
King (DO)
himself,]
they would
never have dreamed
{of stopping
him},
and
{of
taking
money}
away {from him}.
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"Himself" is an appositive
to "King."
"Him" is the direct
object of "stopping" which is a verbal (technically a gerund) because it
functions as the object of the preposition "of."
"Money" is the direct
object of "taking" which is a verbal (technically a gerund) because it
likewise functions as the object of the preposition "of."