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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Sentence analysis

Hi.

I made him buy the car.


Advertising leads us to buy things that we don't need.



What's the form and function of the underlined parts?
  

Top answer

Persian Learner buy the car bare infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'made' Persian Learner to buy things full infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'leads' CJ

— CalifJim

  • Persian Learner buy the car bare infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'made' Persian Learner to buy things full infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'leads' CJ
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Persian Learnerbuy the car
bare infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'made'
Persian Learnerto buy things
full infinitive clause (or phrase); complement of 'leads'

CJ
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Can't they be regarded as objects (D.O/I.O) in any system of analysis?
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Persian LearnerCan't they be regarded as objects (D.O/I.O) in any system of analysis?
I think they might be considered objects in more traditional systems, but I'm not an expert in that kind of analysis. My guess is "yes".

CJ
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Persian LearnerHi.I made him buy the car. Advertising leads us to buy things that we don't need. What's the form and function of the underlined parts?
buy the car - a complement of the causative "made" (function); a non-finite clause (form);
to buy things - a complement of the 'implied causative' "leads" (in other words, "Advertising causes us...")(functio
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What about this type of analysis?

I made him buy the car.


him- Form: object pronoun Function: actor of the bare infinitive phrase

buy- Form: bare infinitive verb Function: direct object of the main verb

the car- Form: noun phrase Function: direct object of the bare infinitive
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