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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Part of speech
I started to just think of him doing his job every day
I know defining the part of speech is not necessarily important, but:
him(O), doing his job(C)
or
him doing his job (O)
Which is right?
Or, think is intransitive, of is preposition, and him doing his job is NP?
I know defining the part of speech is not necessarily important, but:
him(O), doing his job(C)
or
him doing his job (O)
Which is right?
Or, think is intransitive, of is preposition, and him doing his job is NP?
Top answer
Hi, I started to just think of him doing his job every day I would parse it this way. him - object. doing his job - adjectival phrase describing 'him'.
- Hi, I started to just think of him doing his job every day I would parse it this way.
- him - object.
- doing his job - adjectival phrase describing 'him'.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
I started to just think of him doing his job every day
I would parse it this way.
him - object.
doing his job - adjectival phrase describing 'him'.
Best wishes, Clive
I started to just think of him doing his job every day
I would parse it this way.
him - object.
doing his job - adjectival phrase describing 'him'.
Best wishes, Clive
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My approach owes more to the concepts of transformational grammar, so I would say
him doing his job every day is a non-finite clause used as the object of think of.
Within that clause him is the pronoun subject, doing is the verb, his job is the noun object, and every day is adverbial.
CJ
him doing his job every day is a non-finite clause used as the object of think of.
Within that clause him is the pronoun subject, doing is the verb, his job is the noun object, and every day is adverbial.
CJ
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