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K-Mark
08-04-2006, 12:41 AM
In the sentence, "Who are you to judge?", what is 'to judge'. Is that the verb or is the verb 'are'?

Thanks.

reph
08-04-2006, 01:07 AM
The verb is "are." "To judge" is an infinitive phrase. I think it'd be classified as an adverbial modifier of "are."

Undoing the inversion that makes the sentence a question, you get "You...are (to judge)...who."

K-Mark
08-04-2006, 01:14 AM
You da man...er...woman:) . Thanks for the answer and quick response. You settled a bet.

trumancoyote
08-05-2006, 03:34 AM
She's entitled to a cut now, you know.