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How would this sentence be diagramed for clauses Before your house was built you contentedly rented from friends years?

This sentence is a bit tricky to diagram because it contains a few grammatical errors and an awkward phrase. Here's a breakdown of the sentence and a possible diagramming approach:

Issues with the Sentence:

* Missing Verb: The main clause ("you contentedly rented from friends years") lacks a verb after "rented." It should be "you contentedly rented from friends for years."

* Awkward Phrase: "From friends years" is not grammatically correct. It should be "from your friends for years."

Corrected Sentence:

Before your house was built, you contentedly rented from your friends for years.

Diagramming:

Here's how we can diagram the sentence:

```

________________________

| |

Before your house was built,

| |

| ________

| | |

you contentedly rented

| |

from your friends

| |

for years

```

Explanation:

* Main Clause: "You contentedly rented from your friends for years" is the main clause.

* Subordinate Clause: "Before your house was built" is a subordinate clause acting as an adverbial modifier, telling us *when* the renting occurred.

* Prepositional Phrases: "from your friends" and "for years" are prepositional phrases modifying "rented."

Note: This diagram focuses on the grammatical structure of the corrected sentence. The awkwardness of the original phrase is addressed by revising the sentence.

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