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kvcpk: Legendary Member; Posts: 1893; Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 11:48 pm; Thanked: 215 times; Followed by:7 members

I own vs I sleep

by kvcpk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:40 am

MGMAT SC says:

I own MORE THAN I should - In this sentence MORE is acting as noun or pronoun.
How to deduce that?

I sleep MORE THAN I should - In this sentence MORE is acting as adverb.
How??

Please explain!!

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by paes » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:53 am

own is a verb which needs an object.

I own a car.

sleep is a verb which doesn't need a object

I sleep.

So when you write

I sleep more : more is an adverb, modifying to verb sleep.

I own more : more is an object for own, so noun or pronoun.

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kvcpk: Legendary Member; Posts: 1893; Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 11:48 pm; Thanked: 215 times; Followed by:7 members

by kvcpk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:22 am

paes wrote:own is a verb which needs an object.

I own a car.

sleep is a verb which doesn't need a object

I sleep.

So when you write

I sleep more : more is an adverb, modifying to verb sleep.

I own more : more is an object for own, so noun or pronoun.

Wow!! I couldnt have figured it out for sure. You are amazing!!

Thank you!!

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by uwhusky » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:17 am

The difference is transitive verb and intransitive verb. Transitive verb must be followed by noun phrase, whereas intransitive verb can end sentence or followed by adverb.

Yep.

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by kvcpk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:36 am

uwhusky wrote:The difference is transitive verb and intransitive verb. Transitive verb must be followed by noun phrase, whereas intransitive verb can end sentence or followed by adverb.

Oh.. didnt know this. Grammar is definitely an ocean