Reconsider

It seems to me that 'this subject' functions as the object and 'we' as the subject of both verbs in the sentence, Taka.

It's transitive. "This subject we ... need not reconsider" = "We need not reconsider this subject".

Hi,

This subject we have examined in an earlier chapter, and need not reconsider.


About the 'reconsider' above, is it transitive or intransitive?


Transitive.

This subject we have examined in an earlier chapter, and ( this subject we ) need not reconsider.



Clive

If the original were this, with 'we' in the second sentence, how would you interpret it? Still transitive?

This subject we have examined in an earlier chapter, and we need not reconsider.

TakaIf the original were this, with 'we' in the second sentence, how would you interpret it? Still transitive?

This subject we have examined in an earlier chapter, and we need not reconsider.

In this case it's intransitive, but, to me, the sentence feels not quite right. It feels as if the author intended it to be transitive but messed up and forgot t

Mr WordyIn this case it's intransitive,

... or "seems intransitive to me" I suppose I should say, because different interpretations may be possible ...

TakaThis subject we have examined in an earlier chapter, and need not reconsider.

About the 'reconsider' above, is it transitive or intransitive?

Hi

If 'need not reconsider' is interpreted as an ellipted form of 'need not reconsider this subject' then it's an ellipted transitive. Although the object ('this subject') has been ellip

OK. Thanks, everyone!