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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Advertising aims to persuade people that buying a product will make them happier.
Hello all,
What is the grammatical role of people here? is it object complement?
is "that buying a product will make them happier." a noun clause? or 'that' clause?
is it something like that: I want to sure that they should be there soon.
"Advertising aims to persuade people that buying a product will make them happier."
Thanks.
What is the grammatical role of people here? is it object complement?
is "that buying a product will make them happier." a noun clause? or 'that' clause?
is it something like that: I want to sure that they should be there soon.
"Advertising aims to persuade people that buying a product will make them happier."
Thanks.
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Mickey Mouse 8241 What is the grammatical role of people here? is it object complement? No.
- Mickey Mouse 8241 What is the grammatical role of people here?
- is it object complement?
- No.
- It's more like an indirect object, but you shouldn't worry about things like that.
- What's more important is that "persuade" is used in a certain grammatical pattern, namely, persuade (someone) that (fact) .
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Mickey Mouse 8241What is the grammatical role of people here? is it object complement?No. It's more like an indirect object, but you shouldn't worry about things like that. What's more important is that "persuade" is used in a certain grammatical pattern, namely, persuade (someone) that (fact). Then you can use 'persuade' correctly. And when you fi
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Mickey Mouse 8241Is "that buying a product will make them happier." a noun clause? or 'that' clause?Both. Those are two different names for the same thing. A that-clause IS a noun clause in traditional grammar.
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