[grammar] Sentence analysis: "I love to throw boomerangs to myself."

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Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum

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> "I love to throw boomerangs to myself."

1. Verb: "love"

2. Subject: "I"

3. Object: "to throw boomerangs to myself". This is a noun infinitive phrase, which I will analyze separately:

3.1. Verb: "throw"

3.2. Subject: N/A

3.3. Object: "boomerangs"

3.4. Modifiers: "to myself" is a prepositional phrase. It modifies the verb "throw". It answers the question: "Towards what is the object being thrown?"

Conclusions: The narrator greatly enjoys throwing boomerangs to himself.
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