The syntactical analysis of an english sentence

sentence;
to discuss the classification of English sentences;
to discuss the classification of English predicates;
to focus attention on the following syntactical peculiarities:
the attributive clauses in the English sentence.
the type of the predicate having the structure “to be + Participle II”.
the use of adverbs in the function of the adverbial modifier of degree.
the syntactical peculiarity of the verb “to be”.
the real subject introduced by the introductory subject “it”.
the syntactical functions of the “For-to-Infinitive Construction”.
the compound verbal modal predicate in sentences containing the “Subjective Infinitive Construction”.
the use of conjunctive adverbs and connective adverbs in the English composite sentence.

had in former days at Brussels, and in London, where she was much admired by people of very great fashion; and he then hinted how becoming it would be for Jos to send Georgy to a good school and make a man of him; for his mother and his parents would be sure to spoil him.

“It”

To observe the child was curious.
It is typical of English to introduce the subject of a sentence with the help of formal “It”.
It is better to say:
It was curious to observe the child.
Examples:
To lie is a bad thing. – It is a bad thing to lie.
To ride with a drunk driver is dangerous. – It is dangerous to ride with a drunk driver.

Participle II”

The Simple Verbal Predicate

The Compound Nominal Predicate

Expresses an action
Is expressed by ONE verb in the Passive Voice form
The letter was dispatched by one of the messengers.
It was done within ah hour.
When I arrived the food had already been served.

Expresses a state, a quality, class-belonging of the subject
Consists of the link verb “to be” and the predicative
The courtyard is railed like a cage. (state)
He entered and said, “The food is served”. (state)
He is tired. (state)
She is clever. (quality)
We are students. (class-belonging)

which Mrs. George Osborne had had in former days at Brussels, and in London

3. she was much admired by people of very great fashion

5. how becoming it would be for Jos to send Georgy to a good school and make a man of him

6. his mother and his parents would be sure to spoil him.

and

how

for

which

where

Object Clause

Attributive Relative
Restrictive Clause

Attributive Relative
Non-Restrictive Clause