We've had questions about this before, and I still don't understand it well!
There may be a good explanation here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jBJj5y7kOKUC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=grammar+%22slot+boundaries%22&source=bl&ots=R17ubrdC76&sig=1VQPcW-P-ByJ4UFGOHnlIsFyiL4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iUP7TsC4DYG5twej7pnPBg&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Here is the sentence, taken apart:
After - subordinating conjunction, introducing the adverbial clause
several - adjective, modifying "weeks"
weeks - noun, subject in the adverbial clause
on - preposition
the - article
job - noun, object of the preposition "on"
Michael - noun, subject
and - conjunction
Nichole - noun, subject
became - main verb
great - adjective, modifying "friends"
friends - noun, predicate nominative
Here is the sentence in its structural parts:
After several weeks on the job = introductory adverbial clause
Michael and Nicole became great friends = main clause
Michael, Nicole = compound subject of main clause
Slot Boundaries. I am new to this and Im not sure what I am supppose to do.
I have to seprate the word document sentences and draw verticle lines to identify the slot boundries. Then I am required to label each slot with the form and function.
After several weeks on the job, Michael and Nicole became great friends.
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