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Nick12345 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Difference?
look at infinitive used:
1) object of transitive verb:
Sam likes to eat . (to eat)
2) complement of a verb:
my only wish is to succeed (to succeed)
3) objective complement:
You need to go. (to go)
(objective complement, object of transitive verb,complement of a verb) all these looking same?
1) object of transitive verb:
Sam likes to eat . (to eat)
2) complement of a verb:
my only wish is to succeed (to succeed)
3) objective complement:
You need to go. (to go)
(objective complement, object of transitive verb,complement of a verb) all these looking same?
Top answer
The object of a transitive and the objective complement are the same because an object follows a transitive verb. " So, yes. 2 is different because the subject complement is not an object and it follows an intransitive verb.
- The object of a transitive and the objective complement are the same because an object follows a transitive verb.
- " So, yes.
- 2 is different because the subject complement is not an object and it follows an intransitive verb.
- Additionally, the subject complement has the same reference as the subject.
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The object of a transitive and the objective complement are the same because an object follows a transitive verb. "Need" is transitive as is "like." So, yes.
2 is different because the subject complement is not an object and it follows an intransitive verb. Additionally, the subject complement has the same reference as the subject.
2 is different because the subject complement is not an object and it follows an intransitive verb. Additionally, the subject complement has the same reference as the subject.
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