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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
INTO+GERUND (MEANING)
(1) She nags him INTO coming
(2) I'll tempt you INTO agreeing
In the above two sentences, what are the form ,function , and meaning of 'INTO'?
(2) I'll tempt you INTO agreeing
In the above two sentences, what are the form ,function , and meaning of 'INTO'?
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I'm not sure what you mean by form, function, and meaning. "into" is a preposition (followed by gerunds in your examples). Certain verbs of influence upon another person's behavior are typically followed by a direct object of person, "into", and a gerund.
- I'm not sure what you mean by form, function, and meaning.
- "into" is a preposition (followed by gerunds in your examples).
- Certain verbs of influence upon another person's behavior are typically followed by a direct object of person, "into", and a gerund.
- "nag" and "tempt" are only two of them.
- "coax", "needle", "trick", "shame", "tease", "scare", "frighten", and "force" are a few others with the same property.
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I'm not sure what you mean by form, function, and meaning.
"into" is a preposition (followed by gerunds in your examples).
Certain verbs of influence upon another person's behavior are typically followed by a direct object of person, "into", and a gerund.
"nag" and "tempt" are only two of them. "coax", "needle", "trick", "shame", "tease", "scare", "frighten", and "force
"into" is a preposition (followed by gerunds in your examples).
Certain verbs of influence upon another person's behavior are typically followed by a direct object of person, "into", and a gerund.
"nag" and "tempt" are only two of them. "coax", "needle", "trick", "shame", "tease", "scare", "frighten", and "force
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Thanks, CalifJim. I understood the usage of 'into' with the verbs of influence.
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