"PAY ATTENTION TO"

darimana · Post by **darimana** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:41 am

Hi,
Is there a grammatical term that covers phrases such as "pay attention to"?
Thanks.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:20 am

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Darimana

Isn't it just an imperitive?

(Same as 'come in', turn on the light', 'open your books to page 20')

Brian

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darimana · Post by **darimana** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:52 pm

thanks for your reply Brian. I should have been clearer - I am actually referrring more to this word patterning. is there a name for this kind of word combination - "pay attention to", "take advantage of" etc (verb+noun+preposition).
Thanks!