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Dala Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Keep

I want to keep him away.

Is "keep" a transitive-complex verb?
  

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Is "keep" a transitive-complex verb? Not in that construction. That would be I want to keep the music going (with a verb on the end).

— CalifJim

  • Is "keep" a transitive-complex verb?
  • Not in that construction.
  • That would be I want to keep the music going (with a verb on the end).
  • CJ I am mistaken about this.
  • See my post below.
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DalaI want to keep him away.Is "keep" a transitive-complex verb?
Not in that construction. That would be I want to keep the music going (with a verb on the end).

CJ

I am mistaken about this. See my post below.
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Could you please give me examples of transitive-complex verbs?
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DalaCould you please give me examples of transitive-complex verbs?
Contrary to what I said earlier, your first example might be considered a complex-transitive construction, though the adverb "away" is rather unusual. The last component of the construction is normally a noun or an adjective (not a verb as I said earlier).

Some verbs that can occur in
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I considered him to be a fool
Is "to be a fool" considered as a transitive-complex verb?
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Dalatransitive-complex
Hmm. I've always seen complex-transitive, not transitive-complex.
DalaI considered him to be a fool. Is "to be a fool" considered as a transitive-complex verb?
No. As far as I know, there is no such thing as a transitive-complex (or complex-transitive) verb
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It turns out that some sources do use the term complex-transitive verb. Here's a link for you if you want to get into this topic in more detail. The appendices have some verb lists of the kind that I think you want.

http://emsa.ff.cuni.cz/system/files/Complex-transitive%20
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