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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Noun as object complement
I like it cold.
I like you happy.
In these sentences we use adjectives "cold" and "happy" as object complements.
My question is , Can we use nouns as object complements in such sentences with the transitive word "like" ?
I like you happy.
In these sentences we use adjectives "cold" and "happy" as object complements.
My question is , Can we use nouns as object complements in such sentences with the transitive word "like" ?
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Anonymous Can we use nouns as object complements in such sentences with the transitive word "like" ? I doubt it. You mean something like this?
- Anonymous Can we use nouns as object complements in such sentences with the transitive word "like" ?
- I doubt it.
- You mean something like this?
- *I like you a monster.
- *I like you an angel.
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Anonymous Can we use nouns as object complements in such sentences with the transitive word "like" ?I doubt it. You mean something like this? *I like you a monster. *I like you an angel. I can't think of any combinations like that which are grammatical.
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