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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Results in

Unfortunately for Craig Dawson, this results in him bundling the ball into his own net. Not that Spurs care. (BBC Sport website.)

Is "results in" a prepositional verb (a phrasal one?) followed by its two objects, i.e. an indirect one, "him", and a direct one 'bundling" or is it a verb "results" modified by the prepositional phrase (an adverbial) "in him bundling" (i.e., "in" with its object - a non-finite clause "him bundling")?
  

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e. an indirect one, "him", and a direct one 'bundling" No. , "in" with its object - a non-finite clause "him bundling")?

— CalifJim

  • e.
  • an indirect one, "him", and a direct one 'bundling" No.
  • , "in" with its object - a non-finite clause "him bundling")?
  • I think the prepositional phrase may be a complement rather than a modifier, but yes, "him bundling" (more formally, "his bundling") is the non-finite clause object of "in".
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "results in" a prepositional verb (a phrasal one?) followed by its two objects, i.e. an indirect one, "him", and a direct one 'bundling"
No.
Anonymousis it a verb "results" modified by the prepositional phrase (an adverbial) "in him bundling" (i.e., "in" with its object - a non-finite clause "him bundling")?
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CalifJimI think the prepositional phrase may be a complement rather than a modifier
Thank you for the reply.
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