<p>why not?<br>
连动句 Sentences with Verbal Constructions in Series。（兼语句 pivotal sentence） are of the type</p>

<p>Subject + predicate_1 + (object_1) + Predicate_2 + (object_2)， </p>

<p>object_1 being subject of predicate_2</p>

<p>If predicate_1 originally is some common verb it can be preceded by a modal verb without violating the above structure,in given example predicate_1 is modal verb (能） ＋ verb （使）。</p>

<p>The １st predicate can be 有 （i。e。 does not have to be of type 请、要求、使） and pivotal sentences can of course be strung together， resulting in more than ２ predicates。</p>

<p>If it were 某人 有钱能使鬼推磨，then  more clearly it would be of type </p>

<p>subject（某人）＋p＿１（有）＋o＿１（钱）＋p＿２（能使）＋o＿２（鬼）＋p＿３（推）＋o＿３（磨）。</p>

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2014-12-15T09:18:38.683Z
Thanks. But you mean "predicate_2" is 能+使？, because predicate_1 is a verb 有？
Dean Seo
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2014-12-15T09:19:32.010Z
the pivotal sentence comes after 有钱, 
and therefore seems to be without subject, 有钱 is not part of pivotal sentence,
user6065
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2014-12-15T09:43:09.660Z
possibly instead of interpreting the sentence as: if you have money／ with money 。。。， it could be interpreted as: there is money which can 。。。， in which case the subject of the pivotal sentence becomes 钱
user6065
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Becky 李蓓
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user6065
<p>So there is a Chinese saying,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>有钱能使鬼推磨。</p>
<p>If you have money, you can make the devil push the millstone for you.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Right after the verb 有，the other verb 能+使 comes.</p>
<p>Is that also considered verb serialization? because I've never seen the next verb with 能(can/could) in verb-serialized sentences.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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My English is poor.And I don't know what is the meaning of the verb-serialized.
But the sentence 有钱能使鬼推磨, is a proverb.It means, if you have enough money, you can do everything you want to. And in China nowdays, it is very reasonable.
The rich can do lots of things with money, such as buy a job, buy a chance to study in some great collage. And for the poors, the way to live is quite difficult.That's it.
JoyceBryant
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有钱能使鬼推磨, is this verb serialization?
# 有钱能使鬼推磨, is this verb serialization?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-15)

So there is a Chinese saying,

> 有钱能使鬼推磨。
>
> If you have money, you can make the devil push the millstone for you.

Right after the verb 有，the other verb 能+使 comes.

Is that also considered verb serialization? because I've never seen the next verb with 能(can/could) in verb-serialized sentences.

Thanks in advance.

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: My English is poor.And I don't know what is the meaning of the verb-serialized. But the sentence 有钱能使鬼推磨, is a proverb.It means, if you have enough money, you can do everything you want to. And in China nowdays, it is very reasonable. The rich can do lots of things with money, such as buy a job, buy a chance to study in some great collage. And for the poors, the way to live is quite difficult.That's it.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-12-15. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

why not?  
连动句 Sentences with Verbal Constructions in Series。（兼语句 pivotal sentence） are of the type

Subject + predicate\_1 + (object\_1) + Predicate\_2 + (object\_2)，

object\_1 being subject of predicate\_2

If predicate\_1 originally is some common verb it can be preceded by a modal verb without violating the above structure,in given example predicate\_1 is modal verb (能） ＋ verb （使）。

The １st predicate can be 有 （i。e。 does not have to be of type 请、要求、使） and pivotal sentences can of course be strung together， resulting in more than ２ predicates。

If it were 某人 有钱能使鬼推磨，then more clearly it would be of type

subject（某人）＋p＿１（有）＋o＿１（钱）＋p＿２（能使）＋o＿２（鬼）＋p＿３（推）＋o＿３（磨）。

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. But you mean "predicate_2" is 能+使？, because predicate_1 is a verb 有？  
> **username_2**: the pivotal sentence comes after 有钱,  and therefore seems to be without subject, 有钱 is not part of pivotal sentence,  
> **username_2**: possibly instead of interpreting the sentence as: if you have money／ with money 。。。， it could be interpreted as: there is money which can 。。。， in which case the subject of the pivotal sentence becomes 钱  
> **username_3**: Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/112045/discussion-on-answer-by-username_2--is-this-verb-serialization).  

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