These days / all start-up companies / are evaluated  / based on their future stock value,

  시간부사           주어                        동사              형용사

growth potential, and the strength of their relationships of customers and suppliers.



나머지들은 등위접속사 and로 연결...

그냥 간단하게 주어, 동사의 1형식 문장으로 보면 되겠네요.





> 그리고..The education of children is the secomd largest investment that a parent

>            will have to make, followed by his or her own retirement savings plan.

> 이것도 분석 부탁드려요..

> followed 부터....어떻게 쪼개어 버리면 되는지요??

>



followed 부터는 분사구문입니다.

원래 이렇게 두 개의 문장이었는데..



1. The education of children is the secomd largest investment that a parent

    will have to make



2. The education of children is followed by his or her own retirement savings plan.



1번을 주절로 하고 2번의 주어가 주절의 주어와 같으므로 주어생략..

시제가 현재시제로 같으므로  다시 써 보면..



Being followed by his or her own retirement savings plan,

the education of children is the secomd largest investment that a parent will have to make



여기서 Being 도 생략 가능..



허접한 제 생각이었습니다..