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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Help with parts of a sentence.

In the following sentence, could you please let me know what "part of speech" the phrase "want to" is.

I want to love you.

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous I want to love you. "Want" is the main verb. "To love" is the infinitive form of the verb, and complements the main verb.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous I want to love you.
  • "Want" is the main verb.
  • "To love" is the infinitive form of the verb, and complements the main verb.
  • Why do you do that?
  • (reply) Because I want to.
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AnonymousI want to love you.
"Want" is the main verb.
"To love" is the infinitive form of the verb, and complements the main verb.

Why do you do that? (reply) Because I want to.

I don't think "want to" is a phrasal verb.
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Anonymous please let me know what "part of speech" the phrase "want to" is.
Only single words are 'parts of speech'. Groups of words, even just two words, cannot be classified as parts of speech.

want - verb

to - the infinitival particle

CJ
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CalifJimOnly single words are 'parts of speech'.
Hi, CJ.
Is there any wiggle room here?

Eg, in certain types of analysis, would it be proper to say that (a phrasal verb) is THE VERB in a sentence?

(Or a verb plus auxilliary combination, such as "was listening"?)

Regards, A.
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Avangiwould it be proper to say that (a phrasal verb) is THE VERB in a sentence?
In my opinion, 'phrasal verb' is not a part of speech. Phrasal verbs, whatever they are, consist of a verb and something else. The something else is variously called in the literature a preposition, an adverbial particle, or simply a particle, depending which author you read and
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Thank you very much! Got it!

- A.
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