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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Object

You own it to her to apologize.

Is "it" a 'dummy' object in the above? Is "to apologize" the 'real' object of the verb "own"?
  

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It makes no sense. "own" must be a typo for "owe".

— GPY

  • It makes no sense.
  • "own" must be a typo for "owe".
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It makes no sense. "own" must be a typo for "owe".
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AnonymousYou owe it to her to apologize.
Is "it" a 'dummy' object in the above? Is "to apologize" the 'real' object of the verb "owe"?
Yes, "it" is a dummy. "to apologize" may be called the real object of "owe", but it's probably more accurate to call it a comp
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GPYIt makes no sense. "own" must be a typo for "owe".
Yes, it is a typo. I apologize. Of course it should be "owe". Thank you for the correction.
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CalifJimYes, "it" is a dummy. "to apologize" may be called the real object of "owe", but it's probably more accurate to call it a complement of "owe" than to call it an object. The stereotypical object is a noun, not an infinitive.The noun form could occur in its normal position, and dummy "it" would not be needed in that case.You owe her an apology. S V Oindir Odir
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I owe her an apology.
Is " an apology" an object complement?
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JumanahIs " an apology" an object complement?
No, it is the object (complement) of the verb "owe."

I owe some money. I need to pay it back.
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JumanahIs " an apology" an object complement?
No. Consider the meaning of "object complement". It means that in "I owe her an apology", there is a way to conceive of "her" as an apology, as in "She is an apology", or "I consider her to be an apology". That's impossible.

I owe her an apology ~ S V Oind Odir

CJ
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