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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

'I want you to get out of here'

I want you to get out of here

Can the sentence carry two meanings like

1) It is you that should get out of here.
2) I want you in order to get out of here.

Is my sense correct?

Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

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Hans51 2) I want you in order to get out of here. That's unlikely, though it could mean that. Hans51 I want you to get out of her.

— Fivejedjon

  • Hans51 2) I want you in order to get out of here.
  • That's unlikely, though it could mean that.
  • Hans51 I want you to get out of her.
  • Depending on context and, in speech stress, this could mean: It is I (not any body else) who wants you to get out.
  • I want you (not anybody else) to get out.
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Hans512) I want you in order to get out of here.
That's unlikely, though it could mean that.
Hans51I want you to get out of her.
Depending on context and, in speech stress, this could mean:

It is I (not any body else) who wants you to get out.
I want you (not anybody else) to get out.
I want you to get out (
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Thank you so much!

And there is one more question here.

They requested the hearing to determine if it was true.

Here in the sentence to determine if...functions as an object complement like I want you (not anybody else) to get out. or functions as an adverb phrase like 'I am here to see you' for the meaning of purpose?

Which o
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Both interpretations are possible.
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Thank you so much and if both interpretations are possible, can I say that they both carry the same meaning or they are different in meaning?

Thank you so much!
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They have very different meanings. In one it is the hearing that will determine something; in the other it is the speaker who will determine something.
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