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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question~

Hi,

I need help on this~

"I want to be accepted by other people."

What is the function of "to be accepted"?

"want" is the main verb right?

Thanks a lot~
  

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[I want [ to be accepted [by other people] ] ] to be accepted by other people is a clause complement of the verb want . CJ

  • [I want [ to be accepted [by other people] ] ] to be accepted by other people is a clause complement of the verb want .
  • CJ
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[I want [ Emotion: it wasnt me to be accepted [by other people] ] ]

to be accepted by other people is a clause complement of

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