单词	catenative
释义	catenative /kəˈtɪnətɪv / adjective Grammar Denoting a verb that governs a non-finite form of another verb, for example like in I like swimming.Not all catenative verbs are followed by infinitives as direct objects, but that's a story for another time.... Begin, continue, cease and start are specifically not referred to as catenative verbs. In English you can take not only an adjunct but also a predicative complement or a nonfinite catenative complement and prepose them (pop them at the front of the clause) for a special effect. noun A catenative verb.The information on catenatives is adopted from Understanding English Grammar by Martha Kolln, 4th Edition.... It is assumed that the child understands these catenatives as single units, as opposed to understanding they are short for ‘going to,’ ‘want to,’ ‘have to,’ etc. Thus the complementation of central and marginal modals, modal idioms, semi-auxiliaries and catenatives, as defined in CGEL, are taken as part of one clause and not regarded as subordinate. Origin Late 20th century: from Latin catena 'chain' + -ative.
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