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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
backfire with an oibject
Oxford dictionary states that the verb 'backfire' is intransitive.
In the following sentence, the verb is used with an object. (taken from a respectable source)
This will backfire and reinforce your anxiety.
Could you please clarify this paradox?
Thank you
In the following sentence, the verb is used with an object. (taken from a respectable source)
This will backfire and reinforce your anxiety.
Could you please clarify this paradox?
Thank you
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No, "backfire" is intransitive there. The object "your anxiety" applies only to "reinforce".
- No, "backfire" is intransitive there.
- The object "your anxiety" applies only to "reinforce".
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No, "backfire" is intransitive there. The object "your anxiety" applies only to "reinforce".
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