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I want you to...

Subject + want + noun + to + present form verb phrase

Young Doctor

I want you to take this medicine twice a day.

Sneezing

Explain

Subject + want + noun + to + present form verb phrase

The subject wants the noun to do an action.

It is a command.

I want you to eat it all.

The mother wants the baby to eat dinner.

Feeding the Toddler

We can say it from the position of the baby.

My mum wants me to eat it all.

The subject does not change (mum) but what she is called does depending on who say is it.

The father wants the child to wash their hands.

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