correctness

Question

I can't understand how the following sentence is understood.
ex. He let things get out of perspective.

As far as I know, get something out of perspective is the right form. Obviously, there is no direct object in the example sentence. Is the sentence grammatical?

Canadian45 · Accepted Answer

cho7712....I can't understand how the following sentence is understood. ex. He let things get out of perspective. It means 'He lost proper perspective.'

As far as I know, get something out of perspective is the right form. Obviously, there is no direct object in the example sentence. "things" is the object. Is the sentence grammatical? yes

Cho7712 · Answer

Thank you for the answer.
I still can't find out why 'things' is viewed as a direct object.
To my knowledge, 'things' works as a notional subject of the following verb phrase.
Would you please explain the reason why the sentence is correct?

Canadian45 · Answer

cho7712 still can't find out why 'things' is viewed as a direct object.
To my knowledge, 'things' works as a notional subject of the following verb phrase.
Would you please explain the reason why the sentence is correct?

'He let things get out of perspective.'

Would you please explain the reason why the sentence is correct? It just is correct.
I still can't find out why 'things' is viewed as a direct object..
"He" is the subject. "let" is the verb. "things" is the object.
To my knowledge, 'things' works as a notional subject of the following verb phrase. But "things" is not doing anything; it's a passive construction. He has allowed things to get out of perspective in his mind.

Cho7712 · Answer

Thank you for the answer.

canadian45But "things" is not doing anything; it's a passive construction. He has allowed things to get out of perspective in his mind.

I'm afraid a passive construction looks more like this:
ex. I let things done. I get my hair cut. I have my wallet stolen.
Rather, I deem it from a different point of view. So to say, the small clause embedded is actually an intransitive form.
ex. He let things get out of the perspective. [Things get out of perspective]
I hope I am not much misled. What do you think about it?

Grammarfreak · Answer

cho7712can't find out why 'things' is viewed as a direct object. To my knowledge, 'things' works as a notional subject

Notional subject? That's new to me. Is there any reason you come up with this statement ? He let things ....( get out of control)" . He = subject. Let = verb. Things = direct object. As far as I am concerned, "He gets things out of perspective " is not a good form used by the natives in real world, even though it shows up in several examples in websites. Just my two cents...

correctness

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions