Classifications of English verbs 1Verbs 5/1 according toclassified Functions of items Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs Primary Modal Marginal Marginal • include: do, have, be • change meani
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Chapter 4 The verb & its complementation
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2 Grammatical categories of the verb
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Verb
1/1
according toclassified
Possibility of admitting progressive aspect
Possibility of admitting progressive aspect
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Verbs
2/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
See more in 3.3 - 3.22
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Verbs
3/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
Regular
Irregular
E.g.: book, booked, booked
E.g.: teach, taught, taught
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Verbs
4/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
Primary
Modal
Marginalmodal auxiliary
Marginalmodal auxiliary
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Verbs
5/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
Primary
Modal
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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Verbs
6/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
Primary
Modal
Marginalmodal auxiliary
Marginalmodal auxiliary
• include:
Can – could May – Might Shall-should Will-would Must
Ought to
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Verbs
7/1
according toclassified Functions of items
Lexical verbs Auxiliary verbs
Primary
Modal
Marginal
Marginal
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Verbs
8/1
according toclassified Complementation
Intensive verbs Extensive verbs
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Verbs
9/1
according toclassified Complementation
E.g.: I feel tired.
He’s in the cab.
Extensive verbs
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Verbs
10/1
according toclassified Complementation
Extensive verbs
Intransitive
TransitiveIntensive verbs
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Verbs
11/1
according toclassified Complementation
• have the pattern: SV
• make complete sense themselves
E.g.: He’s singing.
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Verbs
12/1
according toclassified Complementation
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Verbs
13/1
according toclassified Complementation
• require one direct Object (Od)
• have the pattern: SVOd E.g.: I kissed her.
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Verbs
14/1
according toclassified Complementation
• require both direct Object (Od) & indirect Object (Oi)
• have the pattern: SVOiOd
E.g.: I gave her such a lovely present.
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Verbs
15/1
according toclassified Complementation
• 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
See more in 3.35
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E.g.: I like you
He said he hated cooking.
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activity verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbsProcess 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, feel, etc
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Dynamic verbsVerbs of body sensation
Activities verbsTransitional event verbsMomentary verbsProcess 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 verbsProcess 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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26/1
according toclassified Structure
One-word verbs Multi-word verbs
Classifications of English verbs
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Verbs
27/1
according toclassified Structure
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Verbs
28/1
according toclassified Structure
Multi-word verbsPhrasal verbs
Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
See more in 12.2 - 12.6
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Verbs
29/1
according toclassified Structure
Multi-word verbsPhrasal verbs
Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• turn on (the light), bring up (the child), hand in
(the paper), give up, take of, etc
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Verbs
30/1
according toclassified Structure
Multi-word verbsPhrasal verbs
Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• look at (the girl), take after (somebody), look after (somebody), etc
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Verbs
31/1
according toclassified Structure
Multi-word verbsPhrasal verbs
Prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
• come up with, make up for, stand in for, put up with, etc
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Do exercise 156 (handout)
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Grammatical categories of verbs
Tense Aspect Mood Voice
progressive
Perfective-Simple
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See more in 3.26 - 3.46
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2
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 there’s no verb form corresponding to future time.
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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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2
conditions 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
chicken.
It is necessary that every student pay the tuition fee.
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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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Voice
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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Intensive verb complementation
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Intensive verb complementation
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Intensive verb complementation
Noun phrase E.g.: She isn’t a good student.
It appears the only solution.
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Intensive verb complementation
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Intensive verb complementation
E.g.: The problem is not who will go
• “nominal relative clause”
E.g.: Quality is what counts most
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Intensive verb complementation
E.g.: All I did was hit him on the head
• “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”
E.g.: Seeing is believing.non-finite clause
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Adverbial
Prepositional phrase
Finite clause
She is in the garden
The program is at night
Home is where your family is
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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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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
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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Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
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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4
Mono-transitive verb complementation by a Noun phrase
With passive
one-word verbsphrasal verbs
Without passive
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.
I know how busy you are.
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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
formulated as commands, suggestions, etc E.g.: The are demanding that she leave.
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E.g.: She admitted that she was wrong.
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E.g.: I require that he give up smoking.
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To-infinitive clause
Ing-participle clause
Ing-participle clause
E.g.: I don’t like the house to be left empty.
I saw them cry.
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To-infinitive clause
Ing-participle clause
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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Idiomatic expressions: V + NP + Prep
Di-transitive prepositional verbs
E.g.: He gave the girl a doll.
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Idiomatic expressions: V + NP + Prep
E.g.: He persuaded me to give up smoking.
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Idiomatic expressions: V + NP + Prep
Di-transitive prepositional verbs
E.g.: He convinced me that he was right.
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Idiomatic expressions: V + NP + Prep
• verbs combined with certain NPs followed by prepositions two passive forms of the sentence
• 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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Idiomatic expressions: V + NP + Prep
Di-transitive prepositional verbs
• Od introduced by a preposition
• 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
See more in 12.20 - 12.27
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E.g.: Take your hands out of your pocket.
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ed-clause
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Further reading: The use of modal auxiliaries (3.47-3.55)