Have to accelerate
"Sit deep against City, limit the space Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sané have to accelerate into and, even with passers as gifted as David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, they can be restricted." (The Guardian.)
Is "have to accelerate" a verb phrase of obligation or is "to accelerate" a verb of purpose ([in order] to accelerate) in the sentence above?
Top answer
It isn't the "have to" of obligation. They have the space, and the space is available for them to accelerate into, meaning that they are able to accelerate into that space. It is close to your second explanation, though replacing "to" by "in order to" arguably doesn't quite work perfectly.
- It isn't the "have to" of obligation.
- They have the space, and the space is available for them to accelerate into, meaning that they are able to accelerate into that space.
- It is close to your second explanation, though replacing "to" by "in order to" arguably doesn't quite work perfectly.
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It isn't the "have to" of obligation. They have the space, and the space is available for them to accelerate into, meaning that they are able to accelerate into that space. It is close to your second explanation, though replacing "to" by "in order to" arguably doesn't quite work perfectly.
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