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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

her or she

0Why do we say "I would like HER to ring me. But, I believe SHE should ring me. I understand the concept of subject and object, but could not answer this question. Example also applies to verbs such as, think, understand, hope wish etc. Is there a rule 0-
  

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0"Her to ring me" is not a clause, therefore you can't have a subject, she. That's my understanding. 0-

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  • 0"Her to ring me" is not a clause, therefore you can't have a subject, she.
  • That's my understanding.
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0"Her to ring me" is not a clause, therefore you can't have a subject, she. That's my understanding. 0-
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0 In transformational grammar, 01i00her02i00 is indeed the subject of 01i00her to ring me02i00 in the sentence I would like her to ring me.02br
00You might think of it as a FOR ... TO ... clause without the FOR.02br
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00There is no general rule. Each main verb governs a particular structure which follows, but not o
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