I know where to go. (same sentence - no case conflict) I'm as comfortable saying that "where" is what I know and "to go" answers the question; as I am to say that "to go" is what I know and "where"

Off-topic side note: with German (and Dutch) word ordering the problem does not occur because a verb phrase is split into two separate parts. For example, using a Dutch/German word order (V2) this sentence becomes something like, "The

Because the verb takes on a direct object, the best place to put the adverbs is in the end position. You may also put them between the verb phrase can avoid.

I'm sorry, but how can it be an Adverb? Wouldn't it be a Prepositional Phrase, and since it acts as an adverb, it would be an adjunct as it tells "where". Well, in my class we do things like this: What it is/What its function is.

Hello, We don't split verb phrases like "must have been sleeping" because the whole phrase is acting together as the verb. (But, in this example, you could choose to see "sleeping" as a gerund acting as the predicate noun

We think our way forward by choosing between right and wrong alternatives, and the wrong choices have to be made as frequently as the right ones. This is called the " X's way construction". X's way is the direct object. The

Functioning as a noun, the infinitive phrase is most commonly used as a direct object. It is rarely used in the subject position, and then only with a linking verb. (I am going out on a limb here and expect a counter example from the others!) I

Could anybody correct the article below for me and suggest me some better expression s or words or idioms base d on the writing below? Please correct my pronouns. 2nd May 2009 7:00p.m. This is my first time start writing diaries seriously. (you

what is the difference between a direct object used as an infinitive and an adverb used as an infinitive?

Welcome to the forums! Maybe you need a recipe to convert sentences from active to passive. First you need to find the subject, verb and direct object in the sentence: The teacher himself couldn't explain it. Subject: teacher Verb: could