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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Modification Of A To Infinitive

Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend?

I'm not sure of if the to infinitive modifies this or take.

  

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anonymous Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend? I'm not sure of if the to infinitive modifies this or take.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr.
  • Fake Boyfriend?
  • I'm not sure of if the to infinitive modifies this or take.
  • It's not a modifier.
  • It's the verb of the infinitive clause.
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anonymous

Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend?

I'm not sure of if the to infinitive modifies this or take.

It's not a modifier. It's the verb of the infinitive clause. Compare the following finite and non-finite versions of that clause:

I take it { that [this]sub

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anonymous

Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend? I'm not sure if the to infinitive modifies this or take.

Can I take this to mean you're admitting it, Mr. Fake Boyfriend?

No, the infinitival clause does not modify "this". In fact, it's not a modifier at all.

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