Sentence structure (2)

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1 ''She does not want me to lie to her.''

is ''to lie to her'' an adjective phrase?

2 ''The book that is on the floor should be returned to the library.''

is ''that is on the floor'' an adjective phrase? Can ''that'' be omitted?

New Hope · Accepted Answer

1. No, it is not an adjective phrase.
2. No, it is not an adjective phrase.

Laborious · Answer

jasonkhlim1 ''She does not want me to lie to her.''is to lie to her an adjective phrase?

No. That's not an adjective phrase. That's a verb phrase, which functions as verb complement in your sentence.

jasonkhlim2 ''The book that is on the floor should be returned to the library.''is that is on the floor an adjective phrase? Can that be omitted?

No. The part "that is on the floor" of your sentence is a relative clause, which functions as an adjective in your sentence. And you can't exclude 'that' from that sentence, however, you can remove the part 'that is', and rewrite your sentence as: The book on the floor should be returned to the library.

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