Use this tag for questions about what sort of arguments a particular word 'licenses'-- that is, what forms of subject, objects and other complements it requires or permits.
Questions tagged [licensing]
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Why is "He said me he was ..." ungrammatical, but "He told me he was ..." is not?
a.1) He said he was moving to New York.
a.2) *He said me he was moving
to New York.
b.1) *He told he was moving to New York.
b.2) He told me he was moving
to New York.
Why is a.2) wrong, but b.2) is right?
Can anybody explain what the…
user114
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Verb + object + verb
Which one of this two sentences is correct?
I need you to help me do this job
I need you to help me to do this job
Can you also provide me some explanation?
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"I end up studying English" vs. "I end up to study English"
Why is it that we have to use the gerund form for the first example? I have been told that it is not grammatical to use the infinitive form.
For some verbs, it's okay:
I wanted to study English.
I had to study English.
I needed to study…
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... finished {written/writing/to write/wrote} two compositions
I am just practising some english grammar related questions , here is the question I am confused about :
Salman finished__________ two of his published compositions before his twelfth birthday.
A. Written
B. Writing
C. To write
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