Verb Subcategories
Can somebody help me with these subcategories of verbs? Can't understand them. I would like some examples on sentences...
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Except for the 'prepositional' type, we normally use these names for clause types, not just for verbs: Monotransitive (S-P-O d ): has a single NP object – We ate our lunch. Intranstive (S-P): has no objects – We hesitated. Ditranstive (S-P-O i -O d ): has two objects, indirect and direct – I lent Jim my car .
- Except for the 'prepositional' type, we normally use these names for clause types, not just for verbs: Monotransitive (S-P-O d ): has a single NP object – We ate our lunch.
- Intranstive (S-P): has no objects – We hesitated.
- Ditranstive (S-P-O i -O d ): has two objects, indirect and direct – I lent Jim my car .
- Intensive: (S-P-PC): has a predictive complement - They seemed happy / They are teachers .
- Complex-transitive (S-P-O d -PC): has direct object+complement – I made Kim happy / I painted the house white .
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Except for the 'prepositional' type, we normally use these names for clause types, not just for verbs:
Monotransitive (S-P-Od): has a single NP object – We ate our lunch.
Intranstive (S-P): has no objects – We hesitated.
Ditranstive (S-P-Oi-Od): has two objects, indirect and d
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