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K.O. Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

infinitive phrases

0Hi, What is the function of the highlighted parts in the following sentences? 02br
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00He convinced me 00to take the money02br
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00He adviced00 me00 00to take the money.02br
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00He reminded me00 to take the money.02br
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00He encouraged me00 to take the money02br
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00He allowed me00 to take the money02br
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00He taught me00 to take the money02br
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00He caused me00 to take the money02br
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00He told me00 to take the money.02br
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0I would call them verb complements.0-
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0Hi Mr. Micawber, Thanks for the reply. But it is confusing that the ****. 'me' following the verbs convince,encourage, and allow could be seen as the direct object of the verb and I can't say the same for the others. For instance, when 'He convinced to take the money' doesn't make any sense, an expression like 'He told to take the money' seems acceptable. I mean, it is 'to take the money'
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0Yes and no, KO.02br
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00I did have a quick look at the verbs before my earlier post. 01i00Tell02i00 definitely requires an object (01i00me02i00). To me, only01i00 advise02i00 and 01i00teach02i00 could stand without the pronoun object, and that only in rare cases; I would even say
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