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KhoshtipMan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Clauses

She wants her son goes home.

To me it is a correct sentence. It includes two clauses separated by the conjunction that which is implied. That is, "she wants (that)" and "her son goes home."
Agree? 
  

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No, the sentence is incorrect. The verb want does not take a declarative clause, but an infinitival one: She wants her son to go home is correct.

— Anonymous

  • No, the sentence is incorrect.
  • The verb want does not take a declarative clause, but an infinitival one: She wants her son to go home is correct.
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No, the sentence is incorrect. The verb want does not take a declarative clause, but an infinitival one: She wants her son to go home is correct.
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More likely: She wants her son to come home.
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AnonymousShe wants her son to go home is correct.
So the above sentence is a one-clause sentence and there is no conjunction (like, that) between the words "wants" and "her son", yes?
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KhoshtipManSo the above sentence is a one-clause sentence and there is no conjunction (like, that) between the words "wants" and "her son", yes?
Yes, the structure is subject + verb + object + non-finite catenative complement (or ‘objective complement’ in traditional grammar).
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