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Park sang joon Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Take him hostage
The following is certain parts of the synopsis of a Hong kong-drama
In 2006, senior business consultant Vincent Wai and his apprentice Max Hong (Vincent Wong) get taken hostage during a business trip to Vietnam. While Max manages to escape imprisonment, Vincent stays confined in a deserted island for a decade.
I don't know what "take someone hostage" means here and whether "hostage" is a complement or an object.
Please help me understand the structure and the meaning of the phrase.
Thank you in advance for your help.
In 2006, senior business consultant Vincent Wai and his apprentice Max Hong (Vincent Wong) get taken hostage during a business trip to Vietnam. While Max manages to escape imprisonment, Vincent stays confined in a deserted island for a decade.
I don't know what "take someone hostage" means here and whether "hostage" is a complement or an object.
Please help me understand the structure and the meaning of the phrase.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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It is a complement, I suppose. The idiomatic construction is 'take (someone) [as a] hostage'.
- It is a complement, I suppose.
- The idiomatic construction is 'take (someone) [as a] hostage'.
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It is a complement, I suppose. The idiomatic construction is 'take (someone) [as a] hostage'.
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