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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Hello,
Dictionaries say that [elicit] is a transitive verb. But in the above example it seems to be used as an intransitive. Isn't it? It made me confused. Would you please be kind enough to clarify its function in the above example? After a transitive verb we can not use relative adjective [that]. An object should be used immediately after a transitive verb. Shouldn't it?
Note: I have asked this question in another forum but I haven't received a complete answer.
This is the link: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/elicit-transitive-or-intransitive.3051624/#post-15424038
Thank you.
Grammar
Elicit = transitive or intransitive?
Source: vocabulary for the high school student
By questioning the witness, the attorney elicited that it was raining at the time of the accident.
Hello,
Dictionaries say that [elicit] is a transitive verb. But in the above example it seems to be used as an intransitive. Isn't it? It made me confused. Would you please be kind enough to clarify its function in the above example? After a transitive verb we can not use relative adjective [that]. An object should be used immediately after a transitive verb. Shouldn't it?
Note: I have asked this question in another forum but I haven't received a complete answer.
This is the link: http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/elicit-transitive-or-intransitive.3051624/#post-15424038
Thank you.
Top answer
sb70012 Dictionaries say that [elicit] is a transitive verb Yes. sb70012 But in the above example it seems to be used as an intransitive. Yes.
- sb70012 Dictionaries say that [elicit] is a transitive verb Yes.
- sb70012 But in the above example it seems to be used as an intransitive.
- Yes.
- sb70012 Would you please be kind enough to clarify its function in the above example?
- It has mistakenly been used intransitively.
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sb70012Dictionaries say that [elicit] is a transitive verbYes.
sb70012 But in the above example it seems to be used as an intransitive.Yes.
sb70012 Would you please be kind enough to clarify its function in the above example?It has mistakenly been used intransitively.
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Thank you for answering Mister.
Some told me "we can view the entire phrase, "that it was raining at the time of the accident", as a noun clause serving as the direct object of the transitive verb, "elicited". "
Do you agree with this?
Some told me "we can view the entire phrase, "that it was raining at the time of the accident", as a noun clause serving as the direct object of the transitive verb, "elicited". "
Do you agree with this?
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"elicited that it was raining"
Sorry, but there is not even one example of this usage of 'elicit' in the corpus fraze.it.
I think the correct word is 'established': established that it was raining.
CJ
Sorry, but there is not even one example of this usage of 'elicit' in the corpus fraze.it.
I think the correct word is 'established': established that it was raining.
CJ
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