Compound Main Clauses (Ex # 1): from
1. It was a fair fight (PN), | and you have won the battle (DO). | 2. My name is John Little (PN), | and I promise to serve you [#1] faithfully. | 3. {At last} all the buckets were empty (PA), | and the christening was over. | 4. Robin lay still {for a short time}, | and Little John knelt {beside him}. | 5. He tried to raise himself [#2] {to the window}, | but he had not strength (DO). | Notes 2. "Himself" is the direct object of the infinitive "to raise." The infinitive phrase functions as the direct object of "tried." [Until students get to infinitives, I would accept both "promised to serve" and "tried to raise" as the finite verb phrases.] |