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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Function of words in a sentence

0In the following construction, how do the words "speak" and "English" function? " Everyday I listen to my father speak English."0-
  

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0I probably should have left this for someone who knows what he's talking about. I'd say "speak" is a "bare infinitive" and "English" is it's direct object. "0-

— Avangi

  • 0I probably should have left this for someone who knows what he's talking about.
  • I'd say "speak" is a "bare infinitive" and "English" is it's direct object.
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0I probably should have left this for someone who knows what he's talking about. I'd say "speak" is a "bare infinitive" and "English" is it's direct object. I believe the infinitive phrase acts as an adjective, modifying "father."0-
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01cite10Avangi12cite10I'd say "speak" is a "bare infinitive" and "English" is it's direct object.12blockquote
10 Me too. I don't know what else it could be.02br
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