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Amphion
Please help to explain the grammar here. I just noticed that "let" is a verb, so how would you explain the existence of the two verbs in..."Don't let your mom cut your hair." which are let and cut?
8 mars 2012 15:28
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The verb "let" is a causitive verb. Other causitive verbs are: make, have, got, help. The causative verb "let" is followed by a noun/pronoun and the base form of the verb (which is actually an infinitive with the "to" left off.
8 mars 2012
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What did you think "let" was?? "Let" is also one of those verbs which doesn't need "to" with the following verb. Maybe if I used a synonym it'll be clear: "Don't let your mom cut your hair." "Don't allow your mom to cut your hair." "Don't permit your mom to cut your hair."
8 mars 2012
It is impossible to have two verbs for on subject , but there as you mentioned the "let " is a verb for for the son and the "cut" is for the mom
8 mars 2012
let = 讓 Same as in Chinese really.
8 mars 2012
You can have more than one verb; one of them is the 'real' verb and the rest of them are objects. John stopped smoking. The police saw the thief run away. Don't let your mom cut your hair. So you are the subject, let is the verb, mom is object(noun), cut is object(verb) too, and the rest parts.
8 mars 2012
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