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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Letting someone in

Letting someone in without the password broke the first club rule.
I read the above in "A handful of Horrid Henry 3 books in 1".
Isn't "letting someone in" an action verb?
I know "broke" is the main verb but I got confused by "letting...password".
  

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Jigneshbharati Letting someone in without the password broke the first club rule. [The act [of letting someone in [without the password]]] subject [broke the first club rule] predicate . letting someone in = allowing someone to enter Jigneshbharati Isn't "letting someone in" an action verb?

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati Letting someone in without the password broke the first club rule.
  • [The act [of letting someone in [without the password]]] subject [broke the first club rule] predicate .
  • letting someone in = allowing someone to enter Jigneshbharati Isn't "letting someone in" an action verb?
  • In this sentence it's a gerund clause.
  • It's the subject of the sentence.
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JigneshbharatiLetting someone in without the password broke the first club rule.

[The act [of letting someone in [without the password]]]subject
[broke the first club rule]predicate.

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