Identifying the clause elements of the following sentence

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I have a problem identifying the clause elements in the following sentence:

True phobias consist of an intense irrational fear

Is it correct to say that 'True phobias' = Subject, 'consist of' = Verb and 'an intense irrational fear' = Complement of the subject? or 'an intense irrational fear' = object?
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user405662 · Answer

It would make more sense to treat consist of as a phrasal verb functioning as a single unit.
You then have the sentence parsed as: NP+Phrasal verb+Subject complement (which describes phobias.)

Identifying the clause elements of the following sentence

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