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Subject Verbs Complex Object To+Verb/ Verb: Wish and Intention Want

1. The document discusses complex objects in English grammar which involve a noun or pronoun followed by a verb in the objective case. 2. It provides examples of verbs that take the objective case after them including verbs denoting wishes, intentions, orders, permissions, feelings, senses, mental activities and more. 3. The examples show how these verbs are often followed by an infinitive with "to" such as "I want him to be a doctor" or a participle like "I saw someone doing something."

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Subject Verbs Complex Object To+Verb/ Verb: Wish and Intention Want

1. The document discusses complex objects in English grammar which involve a noun or pronoun followed by a verb in the objective case. 2. It provides examples of verbs that take the objective case after them including verbs denoting wishes, intentions, orders, permissions, feelings, senses, mental activities and more. 3. The examples show how these verbs are often followed by an infinitive with "to" such as "I want him to be a doctor" or a participle like "I saw someone doing something."

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COMPLEX OBJECT

Complex object
Noun/pronoun TO+VERB/
Subject verbs in the examples
objective
case VERB
believe
choose
(=want)
After the desire
verbs expect
help
denoting:
intend TO + VERB I want him/my son TO BE a doctor
know
wish and mean
intention prefer
want
wish
would like
advise
allow
ask (for)
beg
verbs of command
The director told his secretary to
order encourage TO + VERB
force type the letter straight away.
& permission
I order me
You permit you
remind
He tell (=order)
him
She cannot bear her
We verbs of cannot stand us
They dislike them I dislike you to talk like that.
feelings & hate
TO + VERB
George I cannot bear you to speak of that.
emotions like
Meg love my son
Mother verbs of let
his secretary TO+VERB
Everybody make … What made him give up his hobby?
compulsion
The client TO+VERB
Our see
hear
Someone did smth. I saw it.
teacher Or ex: I saw someone do smth.
watch
notice
verbs of feel PARTICIPLE
observe I Someone was doing smth. I saw
sense
smell
perception listen to it.
ex: I saw someone doing smth.
CAN/COULD + Only the –ING is possible
see, hear, feel, ex: I could see Meg getting on the
smell
bus.
consider
verbs of find (=think)
know I consider him (to be) very clever.
mental suppose
TO BE
I found this man (to be) very clever.
activity think
trust
allow TO + VERB
hear
make in the passive voice
notice
see

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