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Haha1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

make

It makes me feel tired.
It makes me tired.

Why we can omit 'feel' in this sentence?

Can I say "not" here?

It makes me not have freedom
It makes me have no freedom
  

Top answer

Why we can omit 'feel' in this sentence? The second is a native construction. We do not need the verb: the adjectives fully express the meaning.

— Mister Micawber

  • Why we can omit 'feel' in this sentence?
  • The second is a native construction.
  • We do not need the verb: the adjectives fully express the meaning.
  • It makes me not have freedomIt makes me have no freedom Both are awkward and non-native constructions.
  • It denies me freedom.
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haha1It makes me feel tired.It makes me tired.Why we can omit 'feel' in this sentence?
The second is a native construction. We do not need the verb: the adjectives fully express the meaning.
haha1Can I say "not" here?It makes me not have freedomIt makes me have no freedom
Both are awkward and non-native constructions. I
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