Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.

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Demonstrations were heldas a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.

1.Demonstrations （主语）were held（谓语）：句子主干。“示威游行被举办”

2.as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers：介词短语。两种划分：（1）主语的补足语（2）方法状语。

3.as a gesture of：作为一种表示；of solidarity with the hunger strikers 是gesture 的定语。“声援绝食罢工者”。

Demonstrations were held as a gesture of solidarity with the hunger strikers.

【翻译】游行示威是声援绝食罢工者的一种姿态。