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Nousher Ahmed Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Presence of two verbs in a sentence

This sentences have taken from CAMBRIDGE
IELTS
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"Disenchantment with orthodox medicine has
seen the popularity of alternative therapies in
Australia climb steadily during the past 20
years."

I think, here 'climb' is acting as a verb. Am I
right? What is the subject of this verb?
"Disenchantment with orthodox medicine has
seen the popularity of alternative therapies in
Australia" is able to make a full sense. It is
impossible for a sentence to have more than one
verb. How this sentence contains two verb?
Would you like to clear the meaning of this given
sentence? If it is possible to you, please provide
me many examples/lesson related to the
structure of this sentence.
  

Top answer

'Climb' is a bare infinitive, a non-finite part of the verb; as such, it has no subject. What has been seen to climb is the popularity of alternative therapies. " No it isn't.

— Fivejedjon

  • 'Climb' is a bare infinitive, a non-finite part of the verb; as such, it has no subject.
  • What has been seen to climb is the popularity of alternative therapies.
  • " No it isn't.
  • How about the one below?
  • Although I have been trying to learn Czech for many years, I have been singularly unsuccessful in my efforts to master the language, and I am thinking of giving up.
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'Climb' is a bare infinitive, a non-finite part of the verb; as such, it has no subject. What has been seen to climb is the popularity of alternative therapies.

"It is impossible for a sentence to have more than one verb." No it isn't. How about the one below?

Although I have been trying to learn Czech for many y
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Nousher AhmedI think, here 'climb' is acting as a verb. Am I right?
Right. Not only is it acting like a verb. It is a verb.
Nousher AhmedWhat is the subject of this verb?
The thing that is climbing: the popularity of alternative therapies in Australia
Nousher AhmedHow this sentence contains
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