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> What do you think "to kill you" is? Infinitive. The predicate is "need" in this case. Swapping the order might make it clearer: You need to be exposed t
by fphilipe 7y ago
> What do you think "to kill you" is?
Infinitive. The predicate is "need" in this case. Swapping the order might make it clearer:
You need to be exposed to a lethal dose all at once for cyanide to kill you.
- thaumasiotes 7y ago"For cyanide to kill you" is constructed from the sentence "cyanide kills you", and obeys exactly the same rules. It predicates an action (killing) of a particular agent (cyanide), though it is not bound to any particular time. If "kills you" is a "predicate" in the finite clause, then "to kill you" is also a predicate in the nonfinite clause. Can you make the argument that it isn't without special pleading?