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1) Where are you? I've been waiting for 2 hours2) I needn't have brought that milkI = subjectneed have bought = verb; present perfect tense, modal form (need is the auxiliary), buy is the main verb, bought is the past participle.not - adverb that - demonstrative pronoun refering to...

CalifJim wrote:I - pronoun subjectam - linking verballowed - predicate adjectiveto ride - infinitive complement of allowedthe roller coaster - noun phrase object of rideAlternately, depending on the analytical technique you are using, the sentence is derived by transformations of the underlying...

I - pronoun subject am - linking verb allowed - predicate adjective to ride - infinitive complement of allowed the roller coaster - noun phrase object of ride Alternately, depending on the analytical technique you are using, the sentence is derived by transformations of the underlying...

Just change it into "I must go" - then it's easier to analyze: "go" here is the full verb that is in its infinitive and follows the modal auxiliary must - without to! I have to go: "have to" is the substitute form for "must", "go" again is the full verb in its infinitive. "Have to" here is a...