Light verb
One particular quote made it hard to imagine him ever coaching again in the NBA.
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I think that the "it" functions as a dummy direct object in the sentence above.
My question is:
Is the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence?
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anonymous Is the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence? Not according to this description of "light" verb usage. com/light-verb-term-1691234
- anonymous Is the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence?
- Not according to this description of "light" verb usage.
- com/light-verb-term-1691234
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anonymousIs the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence?
Not according to this description of "light" verb usage.
https://www.thoughtco.com/light-verb-term-1691234
0anonymousOne particular quote made it hard to imagine him ever coaching again in the NBA.
From fraze.it website
I think that the "it" functions as a dummy direct object in the sentence above.
My question is: Is the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence?
One particular quote made it hard to imagine him ever coaching
0anonymousIs the verb "made" a light one in the cited sentence?
No. It's causative.
'caused it to become hard to imagine'
'make' as a light verb is more like 'make' in "to make a request", which means little more than "to request".
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