It doesn't modify the verb because it is a transitive verb, which takes an object, as in 'someone wants to do something'. Am I right or wrong?Hello, Matthew.
Well, in your sentence, 'to cut her lawn herself' functions as an object of 'needed'. It doesn't really modify the verb.
I think it would be less confusing if you found out whether the verb was transitive or intransitive, but I am not a teacher.This is really confusing but I'm going to find out.;-)
It doesn't modify the verb because it is a transitive verb, which takes an object, as in 'someone wants to do something'. Am I right or wrong?
It doesn't modify the verb because it is a transitive verb, which takes an object, as in 'someone wants to do something'. Am I right or wrong?
I think it would be less confusing if you found out whether the verb was transitive or intransitive, but I am not a teacher.
Examples please.
Bill uses his watch to get to work on time
I consider 'to get to work on time' and 'so he can get to work' to be an infinitive phrase and an independent clause respectively, so they are two different things.Bill uses his watch so he can get to work.
Assuming the 'confusing' in your post#21 refers to post#20, then it would be less confusing if you knew that 'need' is a transitive verb instead of an intransitive one.Can you tell me why do you say it would be less confusing if I find out whether a verb is transitive or intransitive?
I consider 'to get to work on time' and 'so he can get to work' to be an infinitive phrase and an independent clause respectively, so they are two different things.
Not a teacher.
Assuming the 'confusing' in your post#21 refers to post#20, then it would be less confusing if you knew that 'need' is a transitive verb instead of an intransitive one.
Infinitive isn't a verb but it works like one, I think.A verb doesn't. You have already been told that an infinitive is not a verb.
It is. But is that a big problem? The overall meanings are clear enough.And I think an adjectival infinitive can be the same as an adjectival clause but sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between adverbial and adjectival infinitive.
"Bill uses his watch to get to work on time."
It is. But is that a big problem? The overall meanings are clear enough.
Do you think 'his watch' as an inanimate object would 'get to work' like a human below? That's what I thought as a learner.sometimes an adverbial infinitive goes after noun so it looks like it's modifying a noun.
Bill uses his watch to get to work on time
It's hard for me to understand if an infinitive is modifying a noun because sometimes an adverbial infinitive goes after noun so it looks like it's modifying a noun.