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Unit 5
Lecture 5. Verb & its complements
Issues
1. Different classifications of English verbs
2. Grammatical categories of the verb
3. Intensive complementation
4. Monotransitive complementation
5. Ditransitive complementation
6. Complextransitive complementation
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= words or phrases
Complementation
Complementation
indicating an action,
an event, or a state
E.g.: kiss, break out, have Possibility
Possibility of
of admitting
admitting
progressive
progressive aspect
aspect
Structure
Structure
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Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
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Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
Regular
Regular E.g.: book, booked, booked
Irregular
Irregular E.g.: teach, taught, taught
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Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
Primary
Primary
Modal
Modal
Marginal
Marginal
modal
modal auxiliary
auxiliary
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Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
include: Primary
Primary
Can could
May Might
Shall-should Modal
Modal
Will-would
Must Marginal
Marginal
Ought to modal
modal auxiliary
auxiliary
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Lexical
Lexical verbs
verbs Auxiliary
Auxiliary verbs
verbs
Primary
Primary
Modal
Modal
Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
connect S & C
have the pattern: Current
Current copular
copular E.g.: be, appear, feel, look,
remain, seem
SVC or SVA(obli)
E.g.: become, get, go,
E.g.: I feel tired. Resulting
Resulting copular
copular
grow, turn, make
Hes in the cab.
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
Intransitive
Intransitive
Transitive
Transitive
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
require no Object
have the pattern: SV
Intransitive
Intransitive
make complete
sense
Transitive
Transitive
themselves
E.g.: Hes singing.
The baby cried.
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive Intransitive
Intransitive
Di-transitive
Di-transitive
Transitive
Transitive
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive Intransitive
Intransitive
require one direct Object
Di-transitive
Di-transitive
(Od) Transitive
Transitive
haveComplex-transitive
the pattern: SVOd
Complex-transitive
E.g.: I kissed her.
He caught the ball.
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Intensive
Intensive verbs
verbs Extensive
Extensive verbs
verbs
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive Intransitive
Intransitive
Di-transitive
Di-transitive
Transitive
Transitive
Stative
Stative verbs
verbs Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
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Stative
Stative verbs
verbs
Relational
Relational verbs
verbs
progressive aspect
E.g.: I am a boy.
It feels thin.
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Stative
Stative verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of inert
inert perception
perception &
& recognition
recognition
Stative
Stative verbs
verbs
apply to, equal, deserve, involve, lack, matter, need, owe, resemble,
Verbs
Verbs of
of inert
inert perception
perception &
& recognition
recognition
possess,
sound, tend, etc.
E.g.: She resembles her mother.
Relational
Relational verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
= verbs that show the action or the
change of status
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
E.g.: She learns English.
He hit me. Activity
Activity verbs
verbs
She is English. ( is isnt
dynamic verb because it denotes a Transitional
Transitional event
event verbs
verbs
permanent status)
Momentary
Momentary verbs
verbs
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
Activities verbs
Activities verbs
ache, hurt, itch, fell,
etc.Transitional
Transitional event
event verbs
verbs
Momentary
Momentary verbs
verbs
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
Activities
Activities verbs
verbs
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
Activities
Activities verbs
verbs
Transitional
Transitional event
event verbs
verbs
arrive, land,Momentary
leave, lose,
Momentary die
verbs
verbs
etc.
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
Activities
Activities verbs
verbs
hit, jump, kick, knock, nod, tap
Transitional
Transitional event
event verbs
verbs
etc.
Momentary
Momentary verbs
verbs
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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Dynamic
Dynamic verbs
verbs
Verbs
Verbs of
of body
body sensation
sensation
Activities
Activities verbs
verbs
Transitional
Transitional event
event verbs
verbs
change, deteriorate, grow, mature, slow down
Momentary
Momentary verbs
verbs
etc.
Process
Process verbs
verbs
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One-word
One-word verbs
verbs Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Finite
Finite + Non-finite
Non-finite
infinitive
infinitive
ing-participle
ing-participle
ed-participle
ed-participle
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One-word
One-word verbs
verbs
Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Phrasal
Phrasal verbs
verbs
Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
Phrasal-prepositional
Phrasal-prepositional verbs
verbs
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Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Phrasal
Phrasal verbs
verbs
Phrasal-prepositional
Phrasal-prepositional verbs
verbs
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Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Phrasal
Phrasal verbs
verbs
Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Phrasal
Phrasal verbs
verbs
One-word
One-word verbs
verbs Multi-word
Multi-word verbs
verbs
Finite
Finite + Non-finite
Non-finite
Criteria Finite Non-finite E.g.: I am/ He is
Occurrence in independent clause a student.
Being a
Tense contrast
student, shes
Person and number concord hardworking.
Finite verb inclusion
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Tense
Tense Aspect
Aspect Mood
Mood Voice
Voice
Progressive
Progressive
Present
Present Indicative
Indicative Active
Active
Perfective
Perfective
Past
Past Imperative
Imperative Passive
Passive
Perfective-
Perfective-
progressive
progressive
Subjunctive
Subjunctive
Simple
Simple
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Tense
Tense = the correspondence between the form of the verb and
our concept of time
language specific
while TIME: universal, non-linguistic
includes PAST and PRESENT
no FUTURE TENSE because theres no verb form
corresponding to future time.
E.g.: She is studying now.
(verb form: ing-participle + present time: now
present time)
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Aspect
Aspect the manner in which a verbal action is experienced or regarded
with respect to time
progressive aspect: verbal action experienced as in progress
perfective aspect: verbal action experienced as completed
E.g.: I am writing with a special pen. (progressive aspect)
I have written with a special pen. (perfective aspect)
Tense & aspect are intermingled.
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Indicative
Indicative = statement of the fact E.g.: Shes nice to me.
(fact - indicative)
Imperative = command, request Be nice to me.
Imperative
(command - imperative)
Subjunctive
Subjunctive mood
mood
Mandative
Mandative
Formulaic
Formulaic
Subjunctive
Subjunctive
were
were
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive mood
mood
Mandative
Mandative Found in -that clause (verbs: recommend,
demand,
request, insist, suggest, ask, it is necessary that)
Form: the base
Formulaic
Formulaic
Aim: to be formal
E.g.: The chairman demands that the farmer kill all his
Subjunctive
Subjunctive
chicken.
were
were It is necessary that every student pay the tuition
fee.
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive mood
mood
Mandative
Mandative Found in clause in certain set expressions
Form: the base
E.g.: May god bless you.
Formulaic
Long live the King.
Formulaic
God save the Queen.
Come what may, well go ahead.
Subjunctive
Subjunctive
were
were
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Subjunctive
Subjunctive mood
mood
Mandative
Mandative
Voice
Voice = a grammatical category that makes it possible to view
3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
Adjective phrase
phrase
Noun phrase
phrase
Nominal
Nominal phrase
phrase
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
Adjective phrase
phrase E.g.: She is so crazy.
That is ridiculous!
Noun phrase
phrase
Nominal
Nominal phrase
phrase
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
Adjective phrase
phrase
Nominal
Nominal phrase
phrase
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
Adjective phrase
phrase
Noun phrase
phrase
finite
finite clause
clause
Nominal
Nominal clause
clause
non-finite
non-finite clause
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
that clause
E.g.: The problem is that it costs a lot.
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
wh-interrogative clause
Adjective phrase E.g.: The problem is not who will go.
phrase
nominal relative clause
E.g.: Quality is what counts most.
Noun phrase
phrase
finite
finite clause
clause
Nominal
Nominal clause
clause
non-finite
non-finite clause
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3 Intensive complementation
Intensive
Intensive verb
verb complementation
complementation
(SVC
(SVC -- SVA)
SVA)
bare-infinitive clause
C
C (complement)
(complement) A
A (adverbial)
(adverbial)
E.g.: All I did was hit him on the head.
Adjective phrase
phrase to-infinitive clause with(out) Subject (S)
4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation
(SVO)
(SVO)
Noun
Noun phrase
phrase Finite
Finite clause
clause Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
phrasal
phrasal verbs
verbs
Without
Without passive
passive Phrasal
Phrasal prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
phrasalE.g.:
phrasal verbsTom caught the ball.
verbs
The ball was caught by Tom.
Without
Without passive
passive Phrasal
Phrasal prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by aa Noun
Noun phrase
phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
phrasal
phrasal verbs
verbs
4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
E.g.: She has a nice house.
phrasal
phrasal verbs
verbs
A house is had by her.
Without
Without passive
passive Phrasal
Phrasal prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by aa Noun
Noun phrase
phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
E.g.:
phrasal
phrasal The management paid for his
verbs
verbs
air fares.
Without
Without passive
passive Phrasal
Phrasal prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
Direct
Direct object
object (O)
(O) Prepositional
Prepositional O
O
With
With passive
passive
one-word
one-word verbs
verbs Prepositional
Prepositional verbs
verbs
phrasal
phrasal verbs
verbs
E.g.: He looked down on them.
Without
Without passive
passive Phrasal
Phrasal prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause Wh-
Wh- clause
clause
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause Wh-
Wh- clause
clause
Extraposed
Extraposed subject
subject
E.g.: I dont care what you are saying.
that-clause
that-clause
Tom doubted whether they would come to the party.
Extraposed
Extraposed object
object
I wondered who did make the bed for me.
that-clause
that-clause Can you confirm which flight we are taking?
I realized what a fool I had been.
That-
That- clause
clause I know how busy you are.
as
as object
object
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
Major
Major Factual
Factual
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
Suasive
Suasive
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Emotive
Emotive
Minor
Minor Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
Major
Major Factual
Factual
That-
That- clause
clause
introduce what one might generally describe
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
as factual or propositional
Suasive information
Suasive
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs E.g.: They agree/admit/claim that she was
misled. Emotive
Emotive
Minor
Minor Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
Major
Major Factual
Factual
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
Suasive
Suasive
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
imply intentions Emotive
to bring about some change
Emotive
in the future, whether or not these are
Minor
verbally
Minor Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Subordinate
formulated as commands, suggestions, etc
Subordinate verbs
verbs
E.g.: The are demanding that she leaves.
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
Major
Major Factual
Factual
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
E.g.: I regret that she worry.
Suasive
Suasive
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Emotive
Emotive
Minor
Minor Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
Major
Major Factual
Factual
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object
Suasive
Suasive
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
E.g.: I wish that he were here.
Emotive
Emotive
Minor
Minor Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object Indicative
Indicative verbs
verbs
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Putative
Putative should
should
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
Subjunctive
Subjunctive verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object Indicative
Indicative verbs
verbs
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
E.g.: I recommend that he be here.
Putative
Putative should
should
Subordinate
Subordinate verbs
verbs
Subjunctive
Subjunctive verbs
verbs
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object Indicative
Indicative verbs
verbs
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Putative
Putative should
should
4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
That-
That- clause
clause
That-
That- clause
clause as
as object
object Indicative
Indicative verbs
verbs
Super-ordinate
Super-ordinate verbs
verbs
Putative
Putative should
should
4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause
Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause
E.g.: Iclause
Ing-participle
Ing-participle dont like the house
clause to be left
Ing-participle
Ing-participle empty.
clause
clause
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
E.g.: I dislike To-infinitive
him driving my
clause car.
To-infinitive clause
clause
Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause
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4 Mono-transitive complementation
Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause
Ing-participle
E.g.: Maryclause
Ing-participle longed to leaveIng-participle
clause home.
Ing-participle clause
clause
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Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
E.g.:
To-infinitive
To-infinitive Mary loves listening
clause
clause to music.
To-infinitive
To-infinitive clause
clause
Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause
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Mono-transitive
Mono-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation by
by aa Non-finite
Non-finite clause
clause
With
With subject
subject Without
Without subject
subject Wh-infinitive
Wh-infinitive clause
clause
Ing-participle
Ing-participle clause
clause I couldIng-participle
not decide clause
Ing-participle (on)
clausewhich bicycle to buy.
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Od
Od &
& Oi
Oi == NP
NP
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == non-finite
non-finite clause
clause
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == finite
finite clause
clause
Idiomatic
Idiomatic expressions:
expressions: V
V ++ NP
NP ++ Prep
Prep
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Od
Od &
& Oi
Oi == NP
NP
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od E.g.: Heclause
Od == non-finite
non-finite gave the girl a doll.
clause
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == finite
finite clause
clause
Idiomatic
Idiomatic expressions:
expressions: V
V ++ NP
NP ++ Prep
Prep
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Od
Od &
& Oi
Oi == NP
NP
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == non-finite
non-finite clause
clause
Idiomatic
Idiomatic expressions:
expressions: V
V ++ NP
NP ++ Prep
Prep
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Od
Od &
& Oi
Oi == NP
NP
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == non-finite
non-finite clause
clause
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == finite
finite clause
clause
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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5 Di-transitive complementation
Di-transitive
Di-transitive verb complementation (SVOO)
Od introduced by a preposition
oneOd Od &
& Oi
Oi =form
passive = NP
NP with Oi only
these verbs include: remind of, charge with, compare
Oi ==to,
Oi NP,
NP, Od
Od == non-finite
non-finite clause
clause
rob of, refer to, etc.
E.g.: He reminds me of the agreement.
Oi
Oi == NP,
NP, Od
Od == finite
finite clause
clause
I am reminded of the agreement.
Exceptions for: explain, provide, supply, blame, etc.
E.g.:expressions:
Idiomatic
Idiomatic He explained
expressions: V ++ it
V NP
NPto++me.
Prep
Prep
It was explained to me.
I was explained about it.
Di-transitive
Di-transitive prepositional
prepositional verbs
verbs
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb complementation (SVOA - SVOC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal Co
NominalE.g.:
Co He drives me crazy.
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
E.g.: The Queen appointed William her personal secretary.
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
Adverbials
To-infinitiveare obligatory.
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
E.g.: John believed the stranger to be a policeman.
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
E.g.: You shouldn't let your family interfere with our plans.
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
E.g.: Tim watched Bill mending the lamp.
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
Ed-clause
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6 Complex-transitive complementation
Complex-transitive
Complex-transitive verb
verb complementation
complementation (SVOdA -- SVOdC)
SVOdC)
Adjectival
Adjectival Object
Object Complement
Complement (Co)
(Co)
Nominal
Nominal Co
Co
Adverbials
Adverbials
To-infinitive
To-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
Bare-infinitive
E.g.: They found him worn out by travel and exertion.
Ing-clause
Ing-clause
Ed-clause
ed-clause
Ed-clause
ed-clause
Thats the end of unit 5.