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Singular or plural usage for ellipsis in direct object
Suppose I have the following sentences:
There should be an X and a Y chromosome.
There should be an X and a Y chromosomes.
Is the second grammatically correct? If the last word had to be plural for ...
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Can't 'fail' have noun as its direct object?
He failed to appear.
(1) ✲ What he failed was to appear. (2) What he failed to do was
appear. (Angela Downing, English Grammar: A University Course)
Oxford has the case that fail takes ...
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Object complement adjective, or direct object, or?
Jill painted the kitchen rosey red.
In this sentence, would red be considered an object complement adjective? If so, what do I do with rosey, since I cannot have an adjective modifying another ...
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Is ‘there’ being treated as an object (noun)? [closed]
The word "there" in this sentence doesn't seem to be necessary. But if it is there, what exactly is it? A noun? An adverb?
See there where the willow bends over the brook.
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Usage of begrudge
While looking up this word, I found a weird usage, for example:
She begrudged Martin his affluence
She begrudged her friend the award.
Applying common sense, it's clear that she envied her ...
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Can I say “acquire someone something”?
It’s common to say “someone acquires something”, but is it OK to say “acquires someone something”?
For example, it is possible to say
His character acquires him a good name.
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