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Avangi  #537566  Mon, 07 Jul 08 02:11 AM
"a crack" is adverbial??

Maybe "I'll open a crack" really is intransitive, in the sense of, "I'll open myself."   -   (expose myself by opening the door)
  
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Clive  #537599  Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:05 AM
Hi,
Just open a crack.

Okay, I'll open a crack.

(Could this be eliptical?  i.e., stuff is missing??) Yes. 'It' (ie the door) is often included. I think 'by the amount of a crack' is also understood but not stated.

Just open it (by the amount of) a crack.

Okay, I'll open it (by the amount of) a crack.

Best wishes, Clive
  
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Avangi  #537607  Mon, 07 Jul 08 05:18 AM
Many thanks, Clive.  We've been struggling with this.
  
New2grammar  #537674  Mon, 07 Jul 08 11:13 AM
Thanks, Clive.
  
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