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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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Her parents were busy preparing to go on holiday.
Her parents were busy preparing to go on holiday.
I have learned that the word prepare is used for both transitive and intransitive verb and then I was wondering if to V is considered as an object or an adverb? I feel like it functions as an object like I want to go now but I think that it could be considered as an adverbial phrase in meaning like I met him to talk about it. And then to V after prepare can be both and should we figure it out in context? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
I have learned that the word prepare is used for both transitive and intransitive verb and then I was wondering if to V is considered as an object or an adverb? I feel like it functions as an object like I want to go now but I think that it could be considered as an adverbial phrase in meaning like I met him to talk about it. And then to V after prepare can be both and should we figure it out in context? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
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Hans51 I was wondering if to V is considered as an object or an adverb? I'd call it a verb complement.
- Hans51 I was wondering if to V is considered as an object or an adverb?
- I'd call it a verb complement.
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Hans51 I was wondering if to V is considered as an object or an adverb?I'd call it a verb complement.
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