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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Sense subject of the infinitive

"They left me to do all the work."


Which is the sense subject of the infinitive? They or I?

  

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They left me to do all the work . The infinitival clause has no subject, but it is understood to be "me".

  • They left me to do all the work .
  • The infinitival clause has no subject, but it is understood to be "me".
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They left me to do all the work.

The infinitival clause has no subject, but it is understood to be "me".

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