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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Verify-infinitives
Sure, thankyu for explaining in such detail. Please confirm the following, not starting a new thread since you know the context
I heard him speak or i asked him to do it
Speak, to do are these nouns complementing the verb
2. I have read(from a different source) that Infinitives can work as adjective describing object, predicate nominative (answers which one)? Can you please provide any examples for it.
3. Just to understand it better, cam you tell why arw we using past participles in following sentences are these adjectives or action verbs?
Get it resolved(is it an adjective)
to earn from YouTube have atleast 1000+ hours of your videos watched (adjective)
You have made it complicated (adjective)
1. Understood that infinitives with objective pronouns are not modifiers, these are Catenative complements but are these nouns or what
I heard him speak or i asked him to do it
Speak, to do are these nouns complementing the verb
2. I have read(from a different source) that Infinitives can work as adjective describing object, predicate nominative (answers which one)? Can you please provide any examples for it.
3. Just to understand it better, cam you tell why arw we using past participles in following sentences are these adjectives or action verbs?
Get it resolved(is it an adjective)
to earn from YouTube have atleast 1000+ hours of your videos watched (adjective)
You have made it complicated (adjective)
Thanks
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anonymous Sure, thankyu for explaining in such detail Are you the original OP. Johnmccan1? The catenative complements are clauses, not nouns.
- anonymous Sure, thankyu for explaining in such detail Are you the original OP.
- Johnmccan1?
- The catenative complements are clauses, not nouns.
- Catenative complement clauses may be infinitivals, gerund-participials or past participials.
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anonymousSure, thankyu for explaining in such detail
Are you the original OP. Johnmccan1?
The catenative complements are clauses, not nouns.
Catenative complement clauses may be infinitivals, gerund-participials or past participials.
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