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Cup cake Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Catenative verb

Hi Everyone,


I would like to know if the word 'think' in the following sentence is a catenative verb.


You should, I think, advise her to see a doctor.


Thanks

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You should, I think, advise her to see a doctor. No, it is just an inserted comment clause. CJ probably has a name for it.

— Mister Micawber

  • You should, I think, advise her to see a doctor.
  • No, it is just an inserted comment clause.
  • CJ probably has a name for it.
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Cup cakeI would like to know if the word 'think' in the following sentence is a catenative verb.You should, I think, advise her to see a doctor.

No, it is just an inserted comment clause. CJ probably has a name for it.

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Cup cakeYou should, I think, advise her to see a doctor.

The main clause, "I think" is just an aside comment. It can be omitted or moved without any damage to the structure. That's why it is called "parenthetical."

You should advise her to see a doctor, I think.

But the sentence structure can be changed to a main clause/subordinate cl

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