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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Verb pattern
Hi,
"After an hour and a half of working the room, she left to go record her weekly podcast, this week on the subject of energy efficiency,..." [From The NYT.]
Is the verb pattern verb + to-infinitive common or is the predicate in the clause she left to go record her weekly podcast idiomatic?
Thank you.
"After an hour and a half of working the room, she left to go record her weekly podcast, this week on the subject of energy efficiency,..." [From The NYT.]
Is the verb pattern verb + to-infinitive common or is the predicate in the clause she left to go record her weekly podcast idiomatic?
Thank you.
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), for example: She left to go spruce up a bit. He left the party to go find his girlfriend. He skipped out of the meeting to go meet his girl.
- ), for example: She left to go spruce up a bit.
- He left the party to go find his girlfriend.
- He skipped out of the meeting to go meet his girl.
- He called his friend to help him find his dog.
- He called to say meet him at 7:30.
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This pattern, often with other words added, is seen frequently (it seems to be used mainly with verbs that depict strong action, like call, skip out, leave, etc.), for example:
She left to go spruce up a bit.
He left the party to go find his girlfriend.
He skipped out of the meeting to go meet his girl.
He called his friend to help him find his dog.
He
She left to go spruce up a bit.
He left the party to go find his girlfriend.
He skipped out of the meeting to go meet his girl.
He called his friend to help him find his dog.
He
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she left to go record her weekly podcast
See and follow the links from there.
CJ
See and follow the links from there.
CJ
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