Ok, /lit/, I know this doesn't really fit in here, but I don't know where else to ask. I have to analyse this sentence for my Grammar class and I can't seem to find where to start. Is anybody willing to help?
Here's the sentence:
If you leave now and never come back I give you my word we won't phone the police.
Thanks in advance! I'm in despair right now.
>>8499129
So if X person leaves Y person won't call the police. seems simple to me. Probably needs a few commas though.
>>8499129
Are you supposed to do something like:
If you leave now and never come back, I give you my word, we won't phone the police.
And the. You talk about why you added the commas or something?
>>8499170
Alternatively: "If you leave now and never come back - I give you my word - we won't phone the police.
>>8499170
Or
"If you leave now and never come back, I give you my word that we won't phone the police." Assuming you can add a word
>>8499190
Clauses: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/clause.htm
Subjects: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subject.htm
Predicates: http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/predicate.htm
I'm no grammar expert but, here's my take on it:
If you leave now and never come back I give you my word we won't phone the police.
Subject: (you)
Clause: If you leave now and never come back
Predicate: give you my word we won't phone the police
>>8499129
I'm not awesome at this kind of thing, but it needs some punctuation as has been pointed out.
but the part that bothers me is the I/we thing. "*I* give you MY word WE won't phone the police." maybe a separate issue but without context how do we know the other person won't phone the police?