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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

He requires the applicants to pass an exam??????? "requires to"

0Can the verb require take "to" when used in the active voice?02br
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00I know "to" can be used when passive:02br
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00Applicants are 01i01font00required02font00 01font00to02font02i01font00 02font00pass an exam.02br
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00But can we say:02br
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00He 01font00require02font01font00s02font00 01i01font01font00applicants02font00 to02font02i00 pass an exam.02br
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00Off the top of your head, can you think of other verbs that behave the same?02br
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00Thank you02br
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00According to yahoo hits, "requires applicants to" is possible!!02br
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00I need confirmation of the grammaticallity or otherwise ungrammaticallity of my construction.0-
  

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01font 00 Yes. 02font 02br 02br 00Off the top of your head, can you think of other verbs that behave the same? 02br 02br 01font 00You mean like this?

— Clive

  • 01font 00 Yes.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Off the top of your head, can you think of other verbs that behave the same?
  • 02br 02br 01font 00You mean like this?
  • 02font 01i 01font 00Tom 01b 00told 02b 00Mary 01b 00to02b 00 leave.
  • 02font 02i 02br 02br 01font 00Again, such verbs don't seem to be unusual.
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Can the verb require take "to" when used in the active voice?01font00 Yes.02font02br
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00I know "to" can be used when passive:02br
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00Applicants are 01i01font00required02font0
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0Thank you Clive!02br
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00You have understood me very well.02br
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00Since "require sb to" is a good grammatical construction, I dont need any more examples. 02br
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00I thought that the verb in "01u00require02u00 sb 01u00to02u00 do sth" would be an exception to an otherwise common En
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