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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Come/go followed by a verb
People will often say "I have to go move my car," "I have to go mow the lawn," or "I have to go pay this parking ticket." Similarly, "Would you come help me open this?"
I'm referring to the words "come" and "go" followed by a verb or verb clause. This sees a lot of modern usage, but is it correct? If so, does it have a name?
I'm referring to the words "come" and "go" followed by a verb or verb clause. This sees a lot of modern usage, but is it correct? If so, does it have a name?
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Yes, it is correct, though casual, and presumably a reduction from either quasi-coordination ( go and mow the lawn ) or an obligatory adjunct ( go to mow the lawn ). This reduction seems to happen with a very small subset of quasi-coordinators/adjuncts: come, go, run. If there are others, they do not spring to mind.
- Yes, it is correct, though casual, and presumably a reduction from either quasi-coordination ( go and mow the lawn ) or an obligatory adjunct ( go to mow the lawn ).
- This reduction seems to happen with a very small subset of quasi-coordinators/adjuncts: come, go, run.
- If there are others, they do not spring to mind.
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Yes, it is correct, though casual, and presumably a reduction from either quasi-coordination (go and mow the lawn) or an obligatory adjunct (go to mow the lawn). This reduction seems to happen with a very small subset of quasi-coordinators/adjuncts: come, go, run. If there are others, they do not spring to mind.
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