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Harry1999 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

word help in these sentences

Please help me with the following sentences:

1. The training was really useful. It will help us testing the product.

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2. The training was really useful. It will help us test the product.

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3. The training was really useful. It will help us in testing the product.

I think the preposition "in" used in the third sentence is really redundant. What is the type of the verb when it is used like verb + object + verb?

I mean if you compare it with make clause make + object + verb/adjective, example, She made me do the murder.

Please advise!

Thanks,
Harry
  

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The first sentence is ungrammatical. harry1999 I think the preposition "in" used in the third sentence is really redundant. What is the type of the verb when it is used like verb + object + verb?

— RandomGuy

  • The first sentence is ungrammatical.
  • harry1999 I think the preposition "in" used in the third sentence is really redundant.
  • What is the type of the verb when it is used like verb + object + verb?
  • Help (and make ) is a special kind of verb called a catenative verb.
  • It links with other types of verbs, as in your examples: The training was really useful.
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The first sentence is ungrammatical.
harry1999I think the preposition "in" used in the third sentence is really redundant. What is the type of the verb when it is used like verb + object + verb?
Help (and make) is a special kind of verb called a catenative verb. It links with other types of verbs, as in your examples:

The training was r
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