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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I took my son in to meet his new tutor

1. I took my son in to meet his new tutor.
2. I took my son in to (make him) meet his new tutor.

I'd like to know if "make him" is implied before "meet."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon 1. I took my son in to meet his new tutor. This is okay, but why did you include "in"?

— BarbaraPA

  • park sang joon 1.
  • I took my son in to meet his new tutor.
  • This is okay, but why did you include "in"?
  • In to where?
  • " 2.
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park sang joon1. I took my son in to meet his new tutor.
This is okay, but why did you include "in"? In to where? You could say simply "I took my son to meet his new tutor."

2. I took my son in to (make him) meet his new tutor.I'd like to know if "make him" is implied before "meet."
This suggests your son did not want to meet h
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2. I took my son in to (let him / allow him to) meet his new tutor. Those verbs do not dramatically change the meaning.
park sang joonI'd like to know if "make him" is implied before "meet."
No. Adding "make" or "force" changes the meaning.
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Thank you, BabaraPA and AlpheccaStars for your very helpful answer.Emotion: smile

This is okay, but why did you include "in"? In t
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know if "to" means "in order to."
Yes.
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