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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

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A young pitcher in the Major League Baseball was asked about what he thinks during a typical start. He said:

"I think Greg Maddux."

I looked up "think" in many dictionaries and it seems "think", used transitively, must be followed by "that". Am I wrong?
  

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: I think, therefore I am. I think positively. I think quitely but intensely.

— Anonymous

  • : I think, therefore I am.
  • I think positively.
  • I think quitely but intensely.
  • : I think riches, what I'll have in the future.
  • I think Greg Maddux while warming up.
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Like most verbs, "think" can be transitive or intransitive:

Intrans.: I think, therefore I am. I think positively. I think quitely but intensely.

Trans.: I think riches, what I'll have in the future. I think Greg Maddux while warming up. I thought freedom every day that I was locked up.
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"I think freedom every day."

"I think of freedom every day."

What is the difference between "think" and "think of"?
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In the first sentence "think" is transitive. The second sentence can be looked at several ways. You can consider "think" intransitive here. Then "of freedom" is a adverbial phrase modifying "think". Another way of looking at it is to consider the verb to be "to think of", which is a transitive (only) verb. Then "freedom" is the direct object of "to think of."
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"I think freedom every day."

"I think of freedom every day."

What is the difference IN MEANING between "think" and "think of"?
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There is no difference in meaning. Omitting the preposition is more casual.
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