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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 14-135:
Bruce thinks that his book is on the table.
Bruce
Bruce
thinks
thinks
that
that
his
his
book
book
is
is
on
on
the
the
table.
table
Bruce thinks that his book is on the table.
Example 14-136:
Bruce wants his book to be on the table.
Bruce
Bruce
wants
wants
his
his
book
book
to
to
be
be
on
on
the
the
table.
table
Bruce wants his book to be on the table.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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