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Pavlides Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Verbs?

Hi,

Please help me.

I think we need to try living in the city where you can make more friends.

What are think, need, try, living and make in this sentence? What are the verbs? What is the main verb? How can I find the main verb?

Thank you.
  

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I think (that) we need to try living in the city where you can make more friends. Think is the verb of the main clause. Need is the verb of the subordinate clause.

— Mister Micawber

  • I think (that) we need to try living in the city where you can make more friends.
  • Think is the verb of the main clause.
  • Need is the verb of the subordinate clause.
  • Try is an infinitive complement of need .
  • Living is a gerund object of try .
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I think (that) we need to try living in the city where you can make more friends.

Think is the verb of the main clause.

Need is the verb of the subordinate clause.

Try is an infinitive complement of need.

Living is a gerund object of try.

Make is the verb of the embedded
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