BoSsSy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
What is "you" in this sentence ?
The sentence is:
I want to help you.
"I" is the subject, "want" is the verb and "to help" is the object but what is "you" ?
Top answer
Not quite. "To help" is not the object of "want", but its complement. I want [to help you] .
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Not quite. "To help" is not the object of "want", but its complement.
I want [to help you].
"Want" is a catenative verb and the bracketed expression is a non-finite subordinate clause functioning as its catenative complement. "You" is the object complement of "help".
The term 'catenative' is derived from the Latin word for 'chain'. It's used to
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