I see the prepositional phrase, "between coca and cocaine," as being adverbial. Thus, it would modify the verb, "is," not the noun, "difference." If you were label the phrase as adjectival, then when rewording the sentence as follows, "There is between coca and cocaine a very big difference," would the prepositional phrase then become adverbial? Or would such a rewording be unacceptable? ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:05:39 -0800 >From: "Kischner, Michael" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Reed-Kellog help >To: [log in to unmask] > > >How would you diagram "There is a very big difference between coca and >cocaine"? > >Specifically, would you see the prepositional phrase as modifying >"difference" or "is"? > >Thanks. > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ Patrice D.Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English Troy University, Montgomery Campus [log in to unmask] To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/