Setence structure (SC): If the proposed expenditures for

[tjandrachew]

Hi MGMAT team!

Thanks for this forum! Also want to say the MGMAT guides are by far the best of the ones I've read :) and have been very helpful.

One thing I've picked up using the SC MGMAT Bible is that it's very important to understand what each word is doing in the sentence. As such, I've tried breaking down the GMAT Prep questions but am not very sure of the roles of some words/ phrases. In particular, I often get confused as to whether a prepositional phrase is acting as a noun or vern modifier. (Can a prep. phrase have any other function besides these 2 things?) Any advice/ tips on this would be much appreciated :)

"If the proposed expenditures for gathering info abroad are reduced even further, international news reports will continue to diminish in number and quality."
--> If - signals conditional statement: If + condition, result (main clause)
Main action of setence: reports will diminish.
Structure:
If (subordinating conjunction) the proposed (article+past participle modifier/ adjective) expenditures (NOUN subject of dependent clause) for gathering information (prepositional phrase functioning as noun modifier) abroad (adverb) are reduced (VERB of dependent clause) even further (adverbs), international news (adjectives) reports (MAIN NOUN SUBJECT) will continue (VERB) to diminish (infinitive as adverb??) in number and quality (prepositional phrase acting as adverbial modifier).
Is the above analysis correct?

"Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging like socks on a clothesline."
--> Main action; Visitors have looked and (have) seen.
Visitors (NOUN SUB) to the park (prep phrase as noun modifier) have (helping verb) often (adverb) looked (main verb) up (adverb) into the leafy canopy (prep phrase as verb modifier) and (conjunction --> list) seen (verb) monkeys (noun object) sleeping on the branches (present participial phrase acting as noun modifier), with arms and legs (prep phrase --> noun modifier) hanging like socks (present participial phrase --> noun modifier) on a clothesline (prep phrase -> verb modifier).
Is this analysis correct?

"The Coast Guard is conducting tests to see whether pigeons can be trained to help find survivors of wrecks at sea."
--> Main action: The Guard is conducting.

The Coast (article + adjective) Guard (MAIN NOUN SUBJECT) is conducting (present progressive verb) tests (noun object) to see (infinitive of purpose -> verb modifier)) whether (subordinating conjunction) pigeons (dependent clause subject) can be trained (dependent clause verb) to help (infinitive of purpose -> verb modifier) find (2nd verb) survivors (noun object) of wrecks (prep phrase -> noun modifier) at sea (prep phrase -> noun modifier)."
Is this correct?

Thanks again and MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

[RonPurewal]

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