Being treated this way
(i) She worries about being treated this way.
(ii) She worries about being treated in this way.
Is "treated" transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii)?
Is "in this way" a complement of "treated" or an adjunct in the sentence (ii)?
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I think that "treated" is transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii).
I see "this way" as a direct object in (i) and "in this way" as a complement of "treated" rather than an adjunct in the sentence (ii).
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tkacka15 Is "treated" transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii)? No. As a passive form, it is transitive in both sentences.
- tkacka15 Is "treated" transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii)?
- No.
- As a passive form, it is transitive in both sentences.
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tkacka15Is "treated" transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii)?
No. As a passive form, it is transitive in both sentences.
0tkacka15(i) She worries about being treated this way.(ii) She worries about being treated in this way.Is "treated" transitive in (i) and intransitive in (ii)?
Most people would take "this way" in (1) to be an adjunct, and hence "treated" an intransitive verb here. I wouldn't be tempted to say that it's the direct object of “treated” just because it's an NP.
0'this way' is a noun phrase, and 'in this way' is a preposition phrase.
Other than that they are both the same, namely adjuncts* (answering the question "how?", formerly known as an interrogative adverb). And both uses of treat are transitive (though in the passive).
worries makes the main clause active, but being treated
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