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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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The WWF estimates there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild.

Is there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild an infinitival clause (form) and complement (function) of the verb estimates in the sentence above?

  

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anonymous The WWF estimates there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild . Is there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild an infinitival clause (form) and complement (function) of the verb estimates in the sentence above? Yes to both form and function.

  • anonymous The WWF estimates there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild .
  • Is there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild an infinitival clause (form) and complement (function) of the verb estimates in the sentence above?
  • Yes to both form and function.
  • CJ
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anonymous

The WWF estimates there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild.

Is there to be fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers living in the wild an infinitival clause (form) and complement (function) of the verb estimates in the sentence above?

Yes to both form and function.

CJ

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