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In the English language and others, catenative verbs are verbs which can be followed within the same clause by another verb. This second subordinated verb can be in either the infinitive (both full and bare) or gerund forms. An example appears in the sentence ''He deserves to win the cup'', where "deserve" is a catenative verb which can be followed directly by another verb, in this case a ''to-infinitive'' construction. Some catenative verbs are used in the passive voice followed by an infinitive: ''You are forbidden to smoke in here''. These verbs are called "catenative" because of their ability to form chains in catenative constructions. For example: ''We need to go to the tennis court to help Jim to get some practice before the game. A use of a catenative verb can be masked by hendiadys, that is the two parts are joined by an ''and'', as in come and get it rather than come to get it. ==Form of the verb following the catenative verb== *Some catenative verbs are followed by a to-infinitive: "He ''agreed'' to work on Saturday" *Some catenative verbs are followed by a gerund: "He ''admitted'' taking the money". *Some catenative verbs are followed by either a to-infinitive or a gerund, either with or without a difference in meaning between the two structures: * *No difference in meaning: * * *It ''began to rain''. * * *It ''began raining''. * *Difference in meaning: * * * I ''forgot to go'' to the shopping centre. (I wanted to go to the shopping centre but then didn't go.) * * * I ''forgot going'' to the shopping centre. (I cannot remember the experience of going.) *Some catenative verbs may be followed either by a bare infinitive or by a to-infinitive: * * I ''helped pack'' her bags. * * I ''helped to pack'' her bags. * * ''Go clean'' your room. * * ''Go to clean'' your room. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catenative verb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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