Sentences:
1. "The teacher asked us to write a new story."
- The teacher (Subject)
- asked (Verb)
- us (Indirect Object)
- to write a new story (Infinitive phrase)
2. "The professor explained how we could help existing fish."
- The professor (Subject)
- explained (Verb)
- how we could help existing fish (Subordinate clause)
3. "Mina was late to the symposium, that is, the big meeting across town."
- Mina (Subject)
- was (Verb)
- late (Adverb)
- to the symposium (Prepositional phrase)
- that is, the big meeting across town (Appositive phrase)
Parts of speech:
- Subject: The teacher, The professor, Mina
- Verb: asked, explained, was
- Infinitive phrase: to write a new story
- Subordinate clause: how we could help existing fish
- Adverb: late
- Prepositional phrase: to the symposium
- Appositive phrase: that is, the big meeting across town
- Indirect Object: us