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kentuck

(111,102 posts)
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 08:20 PM Mar 2019

Could someone break down and diagram this sentence?

“[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

I was mostly interested in "in its election interference activities.”

Did the investigation establish if anyone conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in "any other activities"??

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Could someone break down and diagram this sentence? (Original Post) kentuck Mar 2019 OP
I don't think it was truly the 'Russian government ' California_Republic Mar 2019 #1
It's tough to diagram an incomplete sentence. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #2
Government. That's the thing. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #3
This may help LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #4
Thank you! kentuck Mar 2019 #5
Shouldn't the "or coordinated" clause be branched with conspired rather aka-chmeee Mar 2019 #6
Maybe. I just used an online diagrammer LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #7
Wow! didn't even know such a thing existed! aka-chmeee Mar 2019 #8
+1 Stellar Mar 2019 #13
It's a very poor sentence. nt Grasswire2 Mar 2019 #9
It's actually a partial sentence... kentuck Mar 2019 #10
It's complete Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #11
I saw on Rachel's show... kentuck Mar 2019 #12

California_Republic

(1,826 posts)
1. I don't think it was truly the 'Russian government '
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 08:25 PM
Mar 2019

Toss in an oligarch or intermediator and that sentence might be true.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
11. It's complete
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 10:36 PM
Mar 2019

With a substantive and a verb. Most everything else is a prepositional phrase and object of the preposition.

kentuck

(111,102 posts)
12. I saw on Rachel's show...
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 10:38 PM
Mar 2019

That the blocks around the capital [T] indicated it was part of a larger sentence?

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