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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Identifying parts of this sentence

If I have the sentence:

"Jan wants to connect."

Is the word, 'connect' serving as a verb here? What is it considered?

'to connect' is a prepositional phrase so is it more of an adverb?
  

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Anonymous Jan wants to connect. " Theoretically, we could say "Jan wants connecting," but we don't really use that combination. Jan needs loving.

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  • Anonymous Jan wants to connect.
  • " Theoretically, we could say "Jan wants connecting," but we don't really use that combination.
  • Jan needs loving.
  • Subject , main verb , verbal direct object .
  • Jan wants coaching.
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AnonymousJan wants to connect.
I'd say it's an infinitive which serves as direct object of the main verb, "wants."

It's a non-finite verbal, like the gerund "connecting."


Theoretically, we could say "Jan wants connecting," but we don't really use that combination.

Jan needs loving. Subject, main verb,
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AnonymousIs the word, 'connect' serving as a verb here? What is it considered?
Not only does it serve as a verb; it is a verb.
Anonymous'to connect' is a prepositional phrase
No. to is an infinitival particle here, not a preposition.
Anonymousso is it more of an adverb?
No. It's
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AnonymousIs the word, 'connect' serving as a verb here? . . . . is it more of an adverb?
If by "serving" you mean "functioning" - how does it function? - as direct object of the main verb, you might say it functions as a noun - in the same way that the verbal/gerund "connecting" would serve as a noun.

Jan missed connecting with
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