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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
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What's the meaning of this sentence
(1) In ‘catch me off guard’, is the ‘off guard’ objective complement or adjective phrase that modifies ‘me’? (2) In ‘force some magic out of me’, what’s the meaning of ‘out of me’?
My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned - but nothing happened until I was eight.
My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned - but nothing happened until I was eight.
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My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned - but nothing happened until I was eight. off guard - I would call it an object complement. force some magic out of me - force me to perform some magic.
- My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned - but nothing happened until I was eight.
- off guard - I would call it an object complement.
- force some magic out of me - force me to perform some magic.
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My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned - but nothing happened until I was eight.
off guard - I would call it an object complement.
force some magic out of me - force me to perform some magic.
off guard - I would call it an object complement.
force some magic out of me - force me to perform some magic.
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well lady i feel you there but i really don't think you should be asking people to correct things for you! there is a shop where they sell dictionaries so go get it there
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Anonymouswell lady i feel you there but i really don't think you should be asking people to correct things for you! there is a shop where they sell dictionaries so go get it thereDear Anon;
On this site we help people who are learning English. So you should not criticize someone who posts a very appropriate question.
By the way, your English
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Anonymouswell ladyThis is a very rude way to address someone. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, I will assume you did not know that. But you shouldn't do it again.
CJ
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