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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Past participles used as an object complement

My question is simple but difficult.

I'd like to know all the verbs which take a past participle as an object complement except the following verbs.
: have, get, leave and verbs of perception

I have in mind the four verbs 'let', 'make', 'order' and 'allow' that I'm not certain whether they take a past participle as an object complement.

In advance, thank you for your help.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know all the verbs which take ... Questions like this are impossible to answer. We don't normally carry around such lists in our heads, and even the few websites that list such things usually admit that they are not sure if their lists are complete.

— CalifJim

  • park sang joon I'd like to know all the verbs which take ...
  • Questions like this are impossible to answer.
  • We don't normally carry around such lists in our heads, and even the few websites that list such things usually admit that they are not sure if their lists are complete.
  • Google "catenative verbs".
  • Maybe you can find more information on your topic of interest.
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park sang joonI'd like to know all the verbs which take ...
Questions like this are impossible to answer. We don't normally carry around such lists in our heads, and even the few websites that list such things usually admit that they are not sure if their lists are complete.

Google "catenative verbs". Maybe you can find more informatio
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Thank you CalifJim for your advice.
I want your only one answer of whether the four verbs 'let', 'make', 'order', 'cause' and 'allow' take a past participle as an object complement, and I'll follow your advice.
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park sang joonfour verbs 'let', 'make', 'order', 'cause' and 'allow' take a past participle as an object complement
I believe you are using "object complement" in an usual way, but I think I know what you're asking.

Let the man [gone / seen / found]. Wrong. Looks like this is a "No".
Make the boss [helped / slept / entertained]. Wrong. Looks l
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I have heard somebody tell the above verbs take a past participle in that position and he has a confidence of that,
so I'd like to confirm.
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park sang joonI have heard somebody tell the above verbs take a past participle in that position and he has a confidence of that,so I'd like to confirm.
Ask him for examples or provide them yourself. With the data you have provided (namely, none), that statement cannot be confirmed.

CJ
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I can't hand in examples or grounds for those verbs because I also doubt his opinion and haven't found examples for myself.

I'm so sorry, but these are all and, I can't contact him now.
He let it broken.
He ordered the bag returned.
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park sang joonHe let it broken.
Sorry. Not grammatical.
park sang joonHe ordered the bag returned.
Not quite. He ordered the bag to be returned.

Some speakers might leave out "to be", but it's not really correct in my opinion.

CJ
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I thank you for your continuous and helpful reply. ^^
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