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What’s the grammatical role of “for you” in “I am waiting for you”?
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What is the grammatical role of "for you" in "I am waiting for you"? Is it a direct object, a prepositional phrase or what? Functionally, it seems to be of an object, as "you" in "I love you", but I am not sure how English labels objects of verbs which require a preposition.
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The grammatical role of for you in
- I am waiting for you.
is that it is an optional argument to the verb. It is not an adjunct. It just happens to be a prepositional argument, not a core argument like subjects and objects are.
It’s also an argument here:
- She came looking for you.
- I made a cake for you.
If in #2 for you seems more obviously an argument than it does in #3, remember that #3 is just the dative alternation for the ditransitive two-object version:
- I made you a cake.
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you is an object in the prepostional phrase "for you"
wait is an intransitive verb so it can not take an object
we can not say I am waiting you
but await is a transitive verb which takes an object
we can say that I am awaiting you
answered Aug 17 at 0:32
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Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
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The grammatical role of for you in
- I am waiting for you.
is that it is an optional argument to the verb. It is not an adjunct. It just happens to be a prepositional argument, not a core argument like subjects and objects are.
It’s also an argument here:
- She came looking for you.
- I made a cake for you.
If in #2 for you seems more obviously an argument than it does in #3, remember that #3 is just the dative alternation for the ditransitive two-object version:
- I made you a cake.
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The grammatical role of for you in
- I am waiting for you.
is that it is an optional argument to the verb. It is not an adjunct. It just happens to be a prepositional argument, not a core argument like subjects and objects are.
It’s also an argument here:
- She came looking for you.
- I made a cake for you.
If in #2 for you seems more obviously an argument than it does in #3, remember that #3 is just the dative alternation for the ditransitive two-object version:
- I made you a cake.
answered Aug 17 at 3:31
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The grammatical role of for you in
- I am waiting for you.
is that it is an optional argument to the verb. It is not an adjunct. It just happens to be a prepositional argument, not a core argument like subjects and objects are.
It’s also an argument here:
- She came looking for you.
- I made a cake for you.
If in #2 for you seems more obviously an argument than it does in #3, remember that #3 is just the dative alternation for the ditransitive two-object version:
- I made you a cake.
answered Aug 17 at 3:31
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The grammatical role of for you in
- I am waiting for you.
is that it is an optional argument to the verb. It is not an adjunct. It just happens to be a prepositional argument, not a core argument like subjects and objects are.
It’s also an argument here:
- She came looking for you.
- I made a cake for you.
If in #2 for you seems more obviously an argument than it does in #3, remember that #3 is just the dative alternation for the ditransitive two-object version:
- I made you a cake.
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you is an object in the prepostional phrase "for you"
wait is an intransitive verb so it can not take an object
we can not say I am waiting you
but await is a transitive verb which takes an object
we can say that I am awaiting you
answered Aug 17 at 0:32
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Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
add a comment |
you is an object in the prepostional phrase "for you"
wait is an intransitive verb so it can not take an object
we can not say I am waiting you
but await is a transitive verb which takes an object
we can say that I am awaiting you
answered Aug 17 at 0:32
Jagatha V L NarasimharaoJagatha V L Narasimharao
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Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
add a comment |
you is an object in the prepostional phrase "for you"
wait is an intransitive verb so it can not take an object
we can not say I am waiting you
but await is a transitive verb which takes an object
we can say that I am awaiting you
answered Aug 17 at 0:32
Jagatha V L NarasimharaoJagatha V L Narasimharao
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you is an object in the prepostional phrase "for you"
wait is an intransitive verb so it can not take an object
we can not say I am waiting you
but await is a transitive verb which takes an object
we can say that I am awaiting you
answered Aug 17 at 0:32
Jagatha V L NarasimharaoJagatha V L Narasimharao
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Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
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2
Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
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Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
Actually, "waiting" is transitive in a number of contexts.
– Hot Licks
Aug 17 at 0:48
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
I don't see where you’ve answered the question asked. The question isn't about you. It's about the grammatical role played by for you in the provided sentence. Plus as @HotLicks mentioned, “transitivity happens”: You just wait your turn, you! You either wait this one out or else it’s back to waiting tables again, kid.
– tchrist♦
Aug 18 at 3:06
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:20
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
@tchrist i answered that it was a prepositional phrase.I do not have as much lingjuistic terminology and knowledge as you have
– Jagatha V L Narasimharao
Aug 18 at 3:21
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