[log in to unmask]" type="cite">Hello In the following sentence: you are going to need to pay close attention, would you classify 'to pay close attention' as a subjectless infinitive clause functioning as a direct object? I was tempted to see 'need to' as a type of semi-auxiliary, but I checked Quirk et al. They (I think) would analyze it as above. Is that the consensus? Is there much argument about semi-auxiliaries? Janet -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list"Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/