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Mehdi kord Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Object complement
I thought I saw the grave open and a corpse rise out of it! Is 'open' and 'rise' both object complement here?
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No, because an object complement is an adjective or a noun. 'open' and 'rise' are verbs. Here you're dealing with the catenative verb see .
- No, because an object complement is an adjective or a noun.
- 'open' and 'rise' are verbs.
- Here you're dealing with the catenative verb see .
- 1) I saw this: The grave opened and a corpse rose out of it.
- With the catenative verb see you can compress the idea of 1) into the structure of 2).
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No, because an object complement is an adjective or a noun. 'open' and 'rise' are verbs.
Here you're dealing with the catenative verb see.
1) I saw this: The grave opened and a corpse rose out of it.
With the catenative verb see you can compress the idea of 1) into the structure of 2).
2) I saw the grave open and a corpse rise out
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