Please tell me how to comprehend "Would Trump's ability to broker ..."
The complete sentence is :
"Would Trump's ability to broker a durable and verifiable peace deal" ......
How should I comprehend the part "... to broker ..." , is it infinitive ?
Or, the word "to" is just a preposition ?
The comprehension is very obscure to me.
Search from various English teachers...
Answers · 4
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I would say "to broker" is an infinitive. In the sentence, it is describing "ability."
Other examples:
His propensity to yell at people makes him unpopular. (Here, "to yell" describes "propensity.")
I gave him a book to read. (Here, "to read" describes the purpose of the book)
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"To broker" means "to negotiate".
I think mobile0987's comment is important, because we have a long and conplex subject. The basic structure is "Would [X] overshadow..." so we understand the structure as, ""Would [Trump's ability to... blah blah blah.. after an armistice was signed, ] overshadow..."
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Here is a link that will help you understand the meaning of 'to broker' as a verb.
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/broker_2
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Oh, no!
I'm careless to the context ...
The complete sentence is :
"Would Trump's ability to broker a durable and verifiable peace deal -- one that has remained elusive to numerous presidents -- to formally end the Korean War, nearly 66 years after an armistice was signed, overshadow the intensifying investigations that his administration faces"
So, I got that the verb is "overshadow"
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