Tricky Sentence?

Hello,

This is how I would parse it:

1. The simple subject is "part."
2. The linking verb is "is."
3. The predicate noun is the noun clause (introduced by "that") : "Meno himself has too much culture."

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"Of the problem" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "part."

"in Plato's Meno" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "problem."


James

P.S. That Meno himself has too much culture is NOT the problem. That is only PART of the problem.

"The problem" is the subject.

That is a tough one. "Meno himself has too much culture" describes the subject (i.e., it describes "the problem"), and i'd lean toward a predicate nominative, also known as a predicate noun.