Can someone explain this answer to me?

kiazcmuletakiazcmuleta Live Member
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In the CC lesson on grammar, "Modifiers can be Modified," why isn't the kernel of the sentence “The cat likes milk”? Why is it "The cat likes to drink milk"? Why is there an extra verb (to drink)?

The full sentence:
The cat that I brought home from the shelter in the middle of the village where a merchant was murdered on the only snowy day last year likes to drink fermented milk from the Swedish cow that we imported from Austria at considerable expense.

Comments

  • sarahnswain99sarahnswain99 Alum Member
    35 karma

    object vs action. There could be multiple things to do to milk other than drinking it so the sentences are not necessarily the same.

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