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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

A grammar error

"Enjoying pain with your pleasure is something you either get, or you don't. If you get it, then you don't really need it explained, because you know how good it feels, and if you don't get it then no amount of talking is going to convince you it makes sense."

I'd like to know if "enjoying" modifies "pain."
And I think "you don't really need it explained" is wrong sentence.
So I'd like to know whether I can rewrite like the following to correct the errors.
"you don't really need for it to be explained"

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

No, "enjoying" is not a characteristic of pain. "Enjoying" is a gerund, and "pain" is its object. " "Need it explained" is fine.

— Deadrat

  • No, "enjoying" is not a characteristic of pain.
  • "Enjoying" is a gerund, and "pain" is its object.
  • " "Need it explained" is fine.
  • "it" is the object of "need"; "explained" is the complement.
  • Your version is grammatical, but it takes twice as many words.
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No, "enjoying" is not a characteristic of pain. "Enjoying" is a gerund, and "pain" is its object. In the phrase "enjoyable pain," "enjoyable" modifies "pain."

"Need it explained" is fine. "it" is the object of "need"; "explained" is the complement. Your version is grammatical, but it takes twice as many words.
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Thank you, deadrat, for your very valuable answers. Emotion: smile

I couldn't find the usage that "need" can take both an object and the
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Diner to waiter: "Take this soup back. I need it hot."
Chef to assistant: "I need my knives sharpened."

This works with other verbs beyond your list:

Barfly to bartender: "Make mine a double."
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