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"him come"

Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:32 pm
by Jededly
Hi! Which is the function of "him" in the sentence "I saw him come" Is it direct object of "saw" or is it a part of the non-finite clause of "him come"?

Re: "him come"

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:35 am
by Alan
'Him' is the object of 'saw' and 'come' is an infinitive functioning as object-complement.