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Unit 5 Lecture 5 Verb & its complements
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2 Grammatical categories of the verb
3 Intensive complementation
4 Monotransitive complementation
5 Ditransitive complementation
Issues
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Possibility of admitting progressive aspect
Possibility of admitting progressive aspect
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RegularIrregular
E.g.: book, booked, booked E.g.: teach, taught, taught
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PrimaryModalMarginal
Marginal
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PrimaryModal
Marginal
Marginal
• include: do, have, be
• change meaning when becoming a
full verb
E.g.: I am a student vs I am reading
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PrimaryModal
Marginal
Marginal
• include:
Can – could May – Might Shall-should Will-would
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E.g.: be, appear, feel, look, remain, seem
E.g.: become, get, go, grow, turn, make
• connect S & C
• have the pattern:
SVC or SVA(obli)
E.g.: I feel tired.
He’s in the cab.
Extensive verbs
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Intensive verbs
• require no Object
• have the pattern: SV
• make complete sense themselves
E.g.: He’s singing.
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Intensive verbsMono-transitive
Di-transitiveComplex-transitive
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Intensive verbsMono-transitive
Di-transitiveComplex-transitive
• require one direct Object (Od)
• have the pattern: SVOd E.g.: I kissed her.
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Intensive verbsMono-transitive
Di-transitiveComplex-transitive
• require both direct Object (Od) & indirect Object (Oi)
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Intensive verbsMono-transitive
Di-transitiveComplex-transitive
• require Object and Object Complement
(Co) or Obligatory Averbial (A(obli))
• have the pattern: SVOCo or SVOA(obli)
E.g.: He made me really crazy.
He sent his son to the kindergarten.
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Stative verbs Dynamic verbs
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Stative verbsVerbs of inert perception & recognition
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Stative verbsVerbs of inert perception & recognition
Relational verbs
• adore, astonish, believe, hate, hear, impress, know, like, etc.
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Stative verbsVerbs of inert perception & recognition
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activity verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
= verbs that show the action or the
change of status
E.g.: She learns English.
He hit me
She is English ( ‘is’ isn’t
dynamic verb because it denotes a
permanent status)
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
• ache, hurt, itch, fell, etc
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
• ask, eat, help, learn, say, throw, write etc
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
• arrive, land, leave, lose, die etc
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
• hit, jump, kick, knock, nod, tap etc
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbs
• change, deteriorate, grow, mature, slow down etc
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Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
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Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• make out, call up, put on, take off, give up, etc
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Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• look up, clear up, get at, etc
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Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• come up with, make up for, stand in for, put up with, etc
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Occurrence in independent clause √
E.g.: I am/ He is
a student
Being a
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progressive
progressive
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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 there’s no verb form corresponding to future time.
E.g.: She is studying now.
(verb form: ing-participle + present time: now
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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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AspectTense &
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Mood = a grammatical category that relates the verb action to such
conditions such as certainty, obligation, necessity, possibility
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request, insist, suggest, ask, it is necessary that)
• Form: the base
• Aim: to be formal E.g.: The chairman demands that the farmer kill all his
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• Found in clause in certain set expressions
• Form: the base E.g.: May god bless you.
Long live the King.
God save the Queen.
Come what may, we’ll go ahead.
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Subjunctive mood
Mandative
Formulaic • Found in conditional & concessive clauses,
subordinate clauses after verbs like Wish and Suppose
• Form: WERE
• Meaning: hypothetical/unreal
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Voice = a grammatical category that makes it possible to view
the action of a sentence in either of two ways, without change in the facts reported
• include: passive and active voice
E.g.: He ate all the apples (active) The dog was bitten by our neighbor (passive)
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That is ridiculous!
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• “nominal relative clause”
E.g.: Quality is what counts most
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• “to-infinitive clause” with(out) “Subject” (S)
E.g.: My wish is to be a pilot (without S)
The idea is for us to meet at 8 (with S)
• “-ing clause”
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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
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Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
E.g.: Tom caught the ball.
The ball was caught by Tom.
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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
E.g.: They passed over the question.
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Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
E.g.: She has a nice house.
A house is had by her.
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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
E.g.: The management paid for his air fares
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Prepositional verbs
Phrasal prepositional verbs
E.g.: He looked down on them.
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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Finite clause
E.g.: I don’t care what you are saying.
Tom doubted whether they would come to the party.
I wondered who did make the bed for me.
Can you confirm which flight we are taking?
I realized what a fool I had been.
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as factual or propositional information E.g.: They agree/admit/claim that she was misled.
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in the future, whether or not these are verbally
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Ing-participle clause
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Ing-participle clause
E.g.: I don’t like the house to be left empty.
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Ing-participle clause
E.g.: I dislike him driving my car.
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Ing-participle clause
E.g.: Mary longed to leave home.
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Ing-participle clause
E.g.: Mary loves listening to music.
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Ing-participle clause
E.g.: He learned how to sail a boat as a small child.
You must not forget when to keep your mouth shut.
I could not decide (on) which bicycle to buy.
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• these expressions include: catch sight of, make fun of, take account of, give way to, etc.
E.g.: They make best use of the garage.
The garage is made best use of.
Best use is made of the garage.
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• one passive form with Oi only
• these verbs include: remind of, charge with, compare to, rob of, refer to, etc.
E.g.: He reminds me of the agreement.
I am reminded of the agreement.
• Exceptions for: explain, provide, supply, blame, etc.
E.g.: He explained it to me.
It was explained to me.
I was explained about it.
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Complex-transitive verb complementation (SVOA - SVOC)
Adjectival Object Complement (Co)
Nominal CoAdverbialsTo-infinitiveBare-infinitiveIng-clause
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E.g.: Take your hands out of your pocket.
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