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Complements of 'think' and 'want'
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Only 'think' complement has a complementizer
Example 21-137:
I think (that) my son at home.
I
1sg
think
think
(that)
(
comp
)
my
1sg
.
poss
son
son
at
at
home.
home
I think that my son is at home.
Example 21-138:
I want my son (to) come home.
I
1sg
want
want
my
1sg
.
poss
son
son
(to)
(to)
come
come
home.
home
I want my son to come home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Language:
Singlish
Feature:
Complements of 'think' and 'want'
Source:
Own knowledge
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