The following two sentences contain 10 nouns -- including one gerund. Can you find them and suggest what they are doing in these sentences?
The senator said today that she anticipated no adverse outcomes in today's debate on federally subsidized health insurance. “Creating consensus is my goal,” she said, “and the senate should not fear a robust dialogue that achieves understanding and agreement.” a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.
Answers:a.
senator (subject of sentence)
b. outcomes (direct object)
c. debate (object of preposition)
d. health insurance (object of preposition)
e. Creating (as a gerund, the subject)
f. consensus (object of the gerund phrase)
g. senate (subject of clause)
h. dialogue (direct object)
i. understanding (direct object)
j. agreement (direct object)
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