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本帖最後由 beesplay 於 2012-7-12 00:23 編輯 s4 t( |, p. D4 }# K/ F8 H
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The links you provided didn't really talk about the issue we're discussing. The English one was about regular gerunds vs. regular infinitives. The Chinese one was a personal opinion of several assumptions about the uses of come, go, let, etc.! D4 ?9 @% g& i `
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In American textbooks, you'll find that most "verb + verb" patterns fall under a command. In grammar terms, it's called imperative sentences. Here are some examples of imperatives:& X+ v' t: W X6 s/ n, y
; f9 I+ K9 X1 M. X$ MGo find your mother.0 p6 x2 y) g9 A' i# m6 ~: q$ [
Come wait for your turn.
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Make her stop moving.! M: ^0 c/ w+ `9 n0 ?: N
, O" G9 g# o+ O: r, J I; gThere are other "verb + verb" patterns with the infinitive being used as adjectives, therefore, omitting the "to":- h( m, c9 B- N% w
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Stanley noticed her cry. H2 A) R) _) o8 D/ _, O
We witnessed the bus run over the man.0 [6 L( w$ X0 W, S
He feels his stomach turn.
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' i5 p* `) U! Y% h5 O% ?) xIn "Chinese" English grammar books, the above rule would probably be explained with state-of-being verbs, verbs that don't have actions, like feel, taste, etc. But that would not be true. If you look at the five sentences above, four are action verbs, and only one is a state-of-being verb.1 h |$ q0 v* e a9 B% S2 Y
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If they appear in textbooks, they are not "colloquial" or "informal". They are an authentic part of the English language. In grammar books, they still fall under the chapter of infinitives. There is no such thing as "special infinitives" or "special verbs." What I meant by special infinitives, unquoted, was that these infinitives have special usages just like those mentioned above.
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There are tons of resources on the internet if you want to go deeper into verbals, such as infinitives, gerunds, and participles. I would love to teach a grammar class in Bei Da and let those willing students know that learning English grammar is actually quite fun.  |
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