Infinitive let.

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In sentence let's go get him,i know that Go is bare infinitive(let's) but what is get here?Need to understand this structure grammatically.And generally speaking what can succeed a gerund or an Infinitive, a noun or noun phrases correct?Thankyou so much.

BillJ · Accepted Answer

anonymous
In sentence let's go get him,
i know that Go is bare infinitive(let's) but what is get here? Need to understand this structure grammatically. And generally speaking what can succeed a gerund or an Infinitive, a noun or noun phrases correct?
Thankyou so much.

Let's go get him.

"Get him" is a subordinate clause as complement of "go".

Syntactically, the basic structure is a '1st person inclusive imperative', here consisting of the catenative verb "let" + noun phrase (us) + bare infinitival clause ("go get him") as second complement of "let" + bare infinitival ("get him") as complement of "go".

The object is "us" (here contracted to 's), with an interpretation that includes the addressee(s) in the reference along with the speaker.

It's a relatively informal construction that proposes that you and I go get him.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

A bare infinitive can follow "let's go" to indicate an action that you propose to do with the others after leaving:

Let's go watch TV.
Let's go see a movie.
Let's go have a beer.
Let's go play video games at the arcade.

It is easier to understand with the elided conjunction and, and optionally the repeated imperative (let us):

Let's go (and let's) watch TV.
Let's go (and let's) see a movie.
Let's go (and let's) have a beer.

CalifJim · Answer

anonymousNeed to understand this structure grammatically.

If you also want a little more on usage rather than grammar, the following link may interest you.

CJ

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