Both 2-2 and 3-2 are grammatical.
"the need" is a noun, a feeling. "to go" is the verb. "to the place" is a predicate adverb modifying "to go". It is NOT an appositive. An appositive immediately follows the subject to define it, set off by commas: "Mrs. Kim, my teacher, assigned..." "my teacher" is the appositive. "I told my sister, Ruth Ann,..." "Ruth Ann" is the appositive.
posted by rfvv yesterday at 10:38pm.
owe [definition]
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The expressions are the definition of 'owe.' Which one is right, #2 or 1. to have to pay or repay
2. to feel the need to do or to give to
3. to feel the need to do or to give #3?
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English - Writeacher today at 4:12am
I’d say 1 and 3 are the best ways to define “owe.�
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2-2. He felt the need to do or to give to
3-2. He felt the need to do or to give
[Is #2-2 ungrammatical? Is 3-2 grammatical?]
4. He felt the need to go to the place.
5. He felt the need to give a small present to her.
[Are both grammatical? Is 'the need' and 'to go to the place' in apposition? Is 'to go to the place' an adjective phrase modifying 'need'?]
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The North Korean dictator, Kim Il Jung, is..." The name is the appositive, defining the dictator. "Kim Il Jung, the North Korean leader, is..." Here, "the North Korean leader" is the appositive, telling who Kim is.
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Study about noun clauses here:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/noun_clauses.htm
Study about Appositives here:
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm
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4. He felt the need to go to the place.
He - subject
felt - main verb
the - article
need - direct object
[to go to the place] = infinitive phrase; I can understand this as either an adjective phrase (modifying "need") or as an essential appositive. The former is probably better!
5 is very similar; only the words in the infinitive phrase have been changes.
He - subject
felt - main verb
the - article
need - direct object
[to go to the place] = infinitive phrase; I can understand this as either an adjective phrase (modifying "need") or as an essential appositive. The former is probably better!
5 is very similar; only the words in the infinitive phrase have been changes.
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