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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Adjective
I learned that adjectives have to take infinitives for making an adjective phrase. However, I think that gerunds can also be used as adjective complements as "They were busy studying" makes sense rather than "They were busy to study" also, we say "The book was worth reading" rather than "The book was worth to read." Are there certain exceptional adjectives that take gerunds as a complement? Further, is the structure adjective+ infinitive a grammatical rule?
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Anonymous I learned that adjectives have to take infinitives for making an adjective phrase. You were not told the truth. afraid of tigers is an adjective phrase, and it has no infinitive.
- Anonymous I learned that adjectives have to take infinitives for making an adjective phrase.
- You were not told the truth.
- afraid of tigers is an adjective phrase, and it has no infinitive.
- Anonymous I think that gerunds can also be used as adjective complements as "They were busy studying" Most grammarians call 'studying' a participle in these cases.
- CJ
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AnonymousI learned that adjectives have to take infinitives for making an adjective phrase.You were not told the truth. afraid of tigers is an adjective phrase, and it has no infinitive.
AnonymousI think that gerunds can also be used as adjective complements as "They were busy studying"Most grammarians call 'studyi
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