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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



          1. 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:



          1. She came looking for you.

          2. 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:



          1. 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






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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
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            • @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

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            The grammatical role of for you in



            1. 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:



            1. She came looking for you.

            2. 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:



            1. I made you a cake.





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              The grammatical role of for you in



              1. 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:



              1. She came looking for you.

              2. 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:



              1. I made you a cake.





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                The grammatical role of for you in



                1. 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:



                1. She came looking for you.

                2. 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:



                1. I made you a cake.





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                The grammatical role of for you in



                1. 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:



                1. She came looking for you.

                2. 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:



                1. 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






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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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                    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






                    share|improve this answer






















                    • 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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                    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






                    share|improve this answer















                    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







                    share|improve this answer














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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












                    • 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
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