Cách sử dụng want
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Using want
Infinitive with to
After
want
, we normally use an
infinitive with to
.
I want to go. (NOT I want go.) (NOT I want going.)
I want to come back here again.
She wants to be a pilot.
Want
cannot be followed by
that-clauses
, but we can use an
object + infinitive
structure.
I want him to go now.
Do you want me to make you some tea? (NOT Do you want that I make you some coffee?)
I don’t want him to come here again.
I want you to be my queen.
Want
can be followed by an object + complement.
We want him dead or alive.
I want him back.
I want the job finished by Tuesday.
When the object complement is a noun, we use
to be
or
as
before it.
I want you
to be my girlfriend
.
OR I want you
as my girlfriend
.
In British English,
want
can mean ‘need’. In this case, it can be followed by an
–ing form
.
Your hair
wants cutting
. (= Your hair needs to be cut.)
That carpet
wants a clean
. (= That carpet needs to be cleaned.)
Note that we do not use
want
in polite offers or requests.
Would you
like
some help? (NOT Would you want some help?)
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