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He is too good to be dishonest . The underlined infinitival clause is a complement of "good", but it licensed by "too". If we drop this here, the sentence becomes ungrammatical (* He is good to be dishonest ).
- He is too good to be dishonest .
- The underlined infinitival clause is a complement of "good", but it licensed by "too".
- If we drop this here, the sentence becomes ungrammatical (* He is good to be dishonest ).
- Such expressions are sometimes called 'indirect complements'.
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He is too good to be dishonest.
The underlined infinitival clause is a complement of "good", but it licensed by "too". If we drop this here, the sentence becomes ungrammatical (*He is good to be dishonest).
Such expressions are sometimes called 'indirect complements'.
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