Re: CHAT: I saw it! I saw it! I saw it!
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 8, 1999, 23:40 |
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Tom Wier wrote:
> Well, when you think about it, it still is OSV: when a modal auxilliary is
> used (I think), the auxilliary goes in the V position, with the infinitive going
> in the predicate phrase.
Well, that still wouldn't explain "I cannot teach the boy. He has no
patience", as opposed to "Teach the boy I cannot. No patience he has"
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