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Jasonkhlim Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
catenative verb or object complement or ditransitive verb?
Hi there.
"She does not allow them smoking here."
"It makes me look desperate."
catenative verb or object complement or ditransitive verb?
"She does not allow them smoking here."
"It makes me look desperate."
catenative verb or object complement or ditransitive verb?
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" She does not allow them to smoke here . (Infinitive with subject) She does not allow smoking here . (gerund) Causative verb pattern with "make": It makes me look desperate .
- " She does not allow them to smoke here .
- (Infinitive with subject) She does not allow smoking here .
- (gerund) Causative verb pattern with "make": It makes me look desperate .
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These are the possible forms with the catenative verb "allow."
She does not allow them to smoke here. (Infinitive with subject)
She does not allow smoking here. (gerund)
Causative verb pattern with "make":
It makes me look desperate.
She does not allow them to smoke here. (Infinitive with subject)
She does not allow smoking here. (gerund)
Causative verb pattern with "make":
It makes me look desperate.
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AlpheccaStarsThese are the possible forms with the catenative verb "allow."She does not allow them to smoke here. (Infinitive with subject)She does not allow smoking here. (gerund)Causative verb pattern with "make":It makes me look desperate.Thanks for the explanation.
"I saw him watching his bike."
Is this a catenative verb or a gerund that pre
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jasonkhlimIs this a catenative verb or a gerund that preceded by possessive pronoun?"see" is a catenative verb.
watching his bike" is a gerund phrase, or in some grammatical systems, a non-finite clause.
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