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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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X has conceded the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect. (Context: local elections.)
Is "X" a subject, "has conceded" a verb (predicator), "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect" an object in which "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y" is a subject, "made" a verb (predicator), "the second seat" an object and "a harder prospect" a complement of the object ("the second seat") in the above sentence?
Is "X" a subject, "has conceded" a verb (predicator), "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect" an object in which "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y" is a subject, "made" a verb (predicator), "the second seat" an object and "a harder prospect" a complement of the object ("the second seat") in the above sentence?
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Anonymous Is "X" a subject Yes. Anonymous "has conceded" a verb Yes. Anonymous "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect" an object No.
- Anonymous Is "X" a subject Yes.
- Anonymous "has conceded" a verb Yes.
- Anonymous "the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect" an object No.
- There is an understood 'that'.
- The whole remainder of the sentence is a verb complement: X has conceded [ that the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect ] .
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AnonymousIs "X" a subjectYes.
Anonymous"has conceded" a verbYes.
Anonymous"the lower personal following enjoyed by Y made the second seat a harder prospect" an objectNo. There is an understood 'that'. The whole remainder of the sentence is a verb complement:
X has conceded [
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Thanks for the detailed reply.
The verb objects and verb complements (those which are not the linking verbs complements) are the most confusing grammatical terms for me. Some grammatical books say that the nominal clauses are objects of the verb whereas others state that they are verb complements. Speaking frankly, I can't understand the obviousness which tells the difference between both
The verb objects and verb complements (those which are not the linking verbs complements) are the most confusing grammatical terms for me. Some grammatical books say that the nominal clauses are objects of the verb whereas others state that they are verb complements. Speaking frankly, I can't understand the obviousness which tells the difference between both
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Anonymous. Speaking frankly, I can't understand the obviousness which tells the difference between both terms.Nor can I, really—I just read it and see how I feel.
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