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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Prepare to do
I am preparing to study English.
Here to study English functions as an adverb or an object?
1) I am here to meet you (adverb)
2) I want to meet you (object)
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual.
Here to study English functions as an adverb or an object?
1) I am here to meet you (adverb)
2) I want to meet you (object)
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual.
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Here to study English functions as an adverb or an object? This came up in another thread the other day. The term "catenative complement" is used.
- Here to study English functions as an adverb or an object?
- This came up in another thread the other day.
- The term "catenative complement" is used.
- Hans51 1) I am here to meet you (adverb)2) I want to meet you (object "I want to meet you" is the same, but "I am here to meet you is different", there being no catenative verb.
- In that case "to meet you" means "in order to meet you", so is adverbial as you say.
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Hans51I am preparing to study English.Here to study English functions as an adverb or an object?This came up in another thread the other day. The term "catenative complement" is used.
Hans511) I am here to meet you (adverb)2) I want to meet you (object"I want to meet you" is the same, but "I am here to meet you is differen
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