'want to do', 'like to do', etc can be considered as a verb phrase?
I have heard that I can also say, "now" can modify "want to talk" in "I want to talk with you now".
And I was wodering if 'want to talk' can be considered as one verb so 'now' as an adverb modifies the verb phrase?
And then how about this one?
I want to study English in the room.
'in the room' should modify 'study' to make sense or can I say that 'in the room' modifies 'want to study'?
I think that 'now' can modify 'want to talk' or 'want' because there is no meaning difference either way but 'in the room' just modify 'study' because if 'in the room' modifies 'want', it does not make sense.
What do you native English speakers think?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 And I was wodering if 'want to talk' can be considered as one verb so 'now' as an adverb modifies the verb phrase? I feel that "now" modifies "talk" not "want to talk". Hans51 I want to study English in the room.
- Hans51 And I was wodering if 'want to talk' can be considered as one verb so 'now' as an adverb modifies the verb phrase?
- I feel that "now" modifies "talk" not "want to talk".
- Hans51 I want to study English in the room.
- The sentence is a bit odd, and not a very good example to use.
- However, you are right that it seems unlikely that the wanting would happen in the room.
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Hans51And I was wodering if 'want to talk' can be considered as one verb so 'now' as an adverb modifies the verb phrase?
I feel that "now" modifies "talk" not "want to talk".
Hans51I want to study English in the room.
The sentence is a bit odd, and not a very good example to use. However, you are right that it seem
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