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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Modifier or complement?

Are the Non-finite verbs (snore, leave, run) in these sentences modifiers or object complements of the direct objects?

”I heard her snore.” (Non-possessive)

“I let her leave the house.”

”i saw her run.”

  

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anonymous Are the n on-finite verbs (snore, leave, run) in these sentences modifiers or object complements of the direct objects? ” Neither. They are parts of catenative constuctions, and thus parts of clausal complements.

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anonymous

Are the non-finite verbs (snore, leave, run) in these sentences modifiers or object complements of the direct objects?

”I heard her snore.” (Non-possessive)

“I let her leave the house.”

I saw her run.”

Neither. They are parts of catenative constuction