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Roky0071 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Infinitive of purpose or result or other infinitives
I give an example here. Could you tell me what type of infinitive used here 'Infinitive of purpose or result or other infinitives'?
"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
Source: Wordweb dictionary
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It pains me [ to see my children [ not being taught well in school ]]. It's not an adjunct at all, but a complement of "pains". Note that the clause in inner brackets is a catenative complement of "see".
- It pains me [ to see my children [ not being taught well in school ]].
- It's not an adjunct at all, but a complement of "pains".
- Note that the clause in inner brackets is a catenative complement of "see".
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It pains me [to see my children [not being taught well in school]].
It's not an adjunct at all, but a complement of "pains".
Note that the clause in inner brackets is a catenative complement of "see".
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