Objective complement.
I remembered him singing.
I wonder if the sentence above is 'S V O' or 'S V O C' sturucture.
In the former case, singing might be objective in the gerund form and 'him' is its subject.
In the latter case, singing might be the present participle.
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My method of analysis may be different from yours. Take that into account. I would analyze the sentence thus: I remembered [ him singing ].
- My method of analysis may be different from yours.
- Take that into account.
- I would analyze the sentence thus: I remembered [ him singing ].
- S ..........
- V ........
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My method of analysis may be different from yours. Take that into account.
I would analyze the sentence thus:
I remembered [ him singing ].
S .......... V ........ [ .. S ..... V ..... ].
The embedded clause is a non-finite clause of the gerund type.
This is also called a catenative construction, i.e., a combination of two verbs.
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