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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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I don't think "list" take objective complement.
So I was wondering why it is "was listed second," not "was listed as (the) second."
  

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park sang joon I don't think "list" take s an objective complement. But it does. Active: They listed the series second.

— CalifJim

  • park sang joon I don't think "list" take s an objective complement.
  • But it does.
  • Active: They listed the series second.
  • Passive: The series was listed second.
  • An alternate analysis calls 'second' an adverb.
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park sang joonI don't think "list" takes an objective complement.
But it does. Active: They listed the series second. Passive: The series was listed second.

An alternate analysis calls 'second' an adverb.
park sang joon"was listed as (the)
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