In
1926, Howard Hughes, who had recently inherited several million dollars,
decided to build a steam car.
Nouns: 1926, Howard Hughes, dollars, car
Pronoun: who
Verb: had inherited, decided
Adjectives: several, million, steam
Adverb: recently
Prep Phrases: In 1926
Infinitive Phrase: to build a steam car
Unlike gas-powered cars, steamers had as much power at a standing start as at full power.
Nouns: cars, steamers, power, start, power
Pronouns: none
Verbs: had
Adjectives: gas-powered, much, standing, full
Adverbs: as (first "as")
Prepositional phrases: Unlike gas-powered cars, at a standing start, at full power
Infinitive phrases:
none
But
steam cars were not practical.
Nouns: cars
Pronouns: none
Verbs: were
Adjectives: practical
Adverbs: not
Prepositional phrases: none
Infinitive phrases: none
They
required several minutes to build up enough steam to run.
Nouns: minutes, steam
Pronouns: They
Verbs: required
Adjectives: several, enough
Adverbs: none
Prepositional phrases: none
Infinitive phrases: to build up enough steam, to run
5.
In
addition, drivers had to stop for water every fifty or sixty miles.
Nouns: addition, drivers, water, miles
Pronouns: none
Verbs: had
Adjectives: fifty, sixty
Adverbs: the phrase: every fifty or sixty miles
Prepositional phrases: for water
Infinitive phrases: to stop
Hughes
hired scientists from Caltech and ordered them to design a steam car that
would start in twenty seconds and travel four- thousand miles without
stopping for water.
Nouns: Hughes, scientists, Caltech, car, seconds, miles, stopping, water
Pronouns: them
Verbs: hired, ordered, would start, would travel,
Adjectives: steam, twenty, four-thousand
Adverbs: none
Prepositional phrases: from Caltech, in twenty seconds, without stopping, for water
Infinitive phrases: to design a steam car
The
scientists worked for three years and spent $550, 000 to build a steam car
meeting these demanding specifications.
Nouns: scientists, years, $550,000, car, specifications
Pronouns: none
Verbs: worked, spent
Adjectives: three, steam, these, demanding
Adverbs: none
Prepositional phrases: for three years
Infinitive phrases: to build a steam car
Howard
Hughes was delighted with his new sportscar and asked the scientists how it
worked.
Nouns: Howard Hughes, sportscar, scientists
Pronouns: it
Verbs: was, asked, worked
Adjectives: delighted, his, new
Adverbs: none
Prepositional phrases: with his new sportscar
Infinitive phrases: none
They
explained the car had a system of radiators running throughout the entire
body including the doors.
Nouns: car, system, radiators, body, doors
Pronouns: They
Verbs: explained, had,
Adjectives: running, entire
Adverbs: none
Prepositional phrases: of radiators running, throughout the entire body
Infinitive phrases: none
Realizing that even a minor collision could rupture a steam pipe and scald the driver, Hughes immediately ordered his half-million dollar dream car chopped to pieces.
Nouns: collision, pipe, driver, Hughes, car, pieces
Pronouns: none
Verbs: could rupture, (could) scald, ordered
Adjectives: minor, steam, his, half-million-dollar, dream, chopped
Adverbs: immediately
Prepositional phrases: to pieces
Infinitive phrases: none
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