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Olive bee Posted 4 years ago
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Complex Object

The initial sentence is: "I know that he has become a stylist". Can I say: "I know him to have become a stylist"? when constructing Complex Object? To all appearances it's impossible to put just "become" here.

  

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olive bee The initial sentence is: "I know that he has become a stylist". Can I say: "I know him to have become a stylist"? when constructing Complex Object?

— CalifJim

  • olive bee The initial sentence is: "I know that he has become a stylist".
  • Can I say: "I know him to have become a stylist"?
  • when constructing Complex Object?
  • Yes.
  • It makes a less usual sort of sentence, but it's possible.
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olive beeThe initial sentence is: "I know that he has become a stylist". Can I say: "I know him to have become a stylist"? when constructing Complex Object?

Yes. It makes a less usual sort of sentence, but it's possible.

CJ

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