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What lexical category is "happen to" in the following

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:27 am

by Nerve

"If you happen to fall asleep,.."

Re: What lexical category is "happen to" in the following

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:17 am

by Alan

'Happen' is a verb, and 'to' is (essentially/primarily) a preposition.