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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"Daunting" Correct?

Hi,

"My cat is daunting all the mices in my backyard"

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" The "to" is necessary because daunting is not a verb.

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  • " The "to" is necessary because daunting is not a verb.
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I think you need to change it to: "My cat is daunting to all the mice in my backyard."

The "to" is necessary because daunting is not a verb.
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AnonymousHi,

"My cat is daunting all the mices in my backyard"

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Does it imply that your cat already daunt all mice?

My cat daunts all the mice in my backyard.
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I've never heard it used transitively. My cat is daunting to the mice.
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Do you mean as verb?
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Yes. I have never seen "daunt" used as a transtive verb. I have never seen "The downhill course daunts Ellen." It would be Ellen finds the course daunting, or The course seems daunting to Ellen."
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Grammar GeekYes. I have never seen "daunt" used as a transtive verb. I have never seen "The downhill course daunts Ellen." It would be Ellen finds the course daunting, or The course seems daunting to Ellen."

Simple I know word "daunt" as a verb in two meanings: to intimidate, to dishearten. I guess I don't know what the transitive verb is.
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I find some of your answers reluctantly satisfying.
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Here's some more from the Am Heritage Dictionary to daunt you:

SYNONYMS:dismay, appall, daunt, horrify,
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