Can an adjective be an object complement for a verb 'let'?
The hole lets steam out.
In this sentence, I think 'steam' is an object and 'out' is an object complement for a verb 'let'.
I learned that the verb 'let' can have only a root verb for its object complement.
Is an adjective can also be an object complement for a verb 'let'? Or is something omitted before 'out' such as 'been'?
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jieun The hole lets steam out. let out is a phrasal verb. It can take an object.
- jieun The hole lets steam out.
- let out is a phrasal verb.
- It can take an object.
- If the object ( steam ) is a noun, it can be placed before or after the second component ( out ) of the phrasal verb.
- So you could also write The hole lets out steam .
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jieunThe hole lets steam out.
let out is a phrasal verb. It can take an object. If the object (steam) is a noun, it can be placed before or after the second component (out) of the phrasal verb.
So you could also write The hole lets out steam.
This is equivalent to the verb release, so the meaning is
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