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Usage of want: I want studying in America, the plants want watering daily...



 
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Usage of want: I want studying in America, the plants want watering daily... #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:09 am   Usage of want: I want studying in America, the plants want watering daily...
 

Hi everybody,

1. I want studying in America.
2. The plants want watering daily.
3. I want study in America.
4. I want to study in America.
5. I want that you do it quickly.

Are all above sentences correct?
If some are wrong, please enlighten me with
its grammar explanation.
Thanks in advance.
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Want #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:23 am   Want
 

1. I want TO study in America.(Compound predicate: Verb+ Infinitive)

2. The plants need watering daily. (I do not think the plants can actually want something, they just have to be watered daily).

3. I want you to do it quickly. (Complex Object Construction.)
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Want #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:03 am   Want
 

1. I want to study in America.
2. The plants want watering daily.
3. I want to study in America.
4. I want to study in America.
5. I want you (to) do it quickly.
Find above the correct forms. Two and four are your own.
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Want #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:39 am   Want
 

Please confirm if the following sentence is correct or not.
"I don’t want you coming home so late."
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Want #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:30 am   Want
 

I don't want you to come home so late
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Want #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:10 am   Want
 

Coming is OK, if coming home late is an annoying regular occurrence.
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