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Nakool Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I dared Mohan fights a duel.

As per my exercise book it should be 'fight' instead. I don't know what 'dared' and 'duel' in the above sentence means and why 'fights' is not correct to use. Please advise.
  

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It should be I dared Mohan to fight a duel. Nakool why 'fights' is not correct to use The structure isn’t verb + content clause ( *dared [that] Mohan fights a duel ); it’s catenative verb + object + catenative complement, just as in I want Mohan to fight a duel . Nakool I don't know what 'dared' and 'duel' in the above sentence means dare to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.

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  • It should be I dared Mohan to fight a duel.
  • Nakool why 'fights' is not correct to use The structure isn’t verb + content clause ( *dared [that] Mohan fights a duel ); it’s catenative verb + object + catenative complement, just as in I want Mohan to fight a duel .
  • Nakool I don't know what 'dared' and 'duel' in the above sentence means dare to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.
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It should be I dared Mohan to fight a duel.
Nakoolwhy 'fights' is not correct to use
The structure isn’t verb + content clause (*dared [that] Mohan fights a duel); it’s catenative verb + object + catenative complement, just as in I want Mohan to fight a duel.
NakoolI don't know what 'dared' and 'duel' in the a
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NakoolAs per my exercise book it should be 'fight' instead.
Yes, but it also needs 'to': I dared Mohan to fight a duel.

If the speaker himself wishes to fight Mohan, then it should read 'I challenged Mohan to a duel.'
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As we know that 'duel' means 'a combat' and we 'dare someone to do something'.
I don't know why they have used 'fight' as the usage of both will be superfluous.

Can't we use 'I dared Mohan to duel' or ' I dared Mohan to fight' ?
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NakoolCan't we use 'I dared Mohan to duel' or ' I dared Mohan to fight' ?
You can use those grammatically, yes. A duel is a formal combat with rules, however. As I said above, the usual collocation is 'challenge to a duel'.
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