Next: Ditransitive: Tnx0Vnx2nx1
Up: Verb Classes
Previous: Ergative: TEnx1V
Transitive: Tnx0Vnx1
- Description:
- This tree family is selected by verbs that require
only an NP object complement. The NP's may be complex structures,
including gerund NP's and NP's that take sentential complements.
This does not include light verb constructions (see
sections 6.16 and 6.17). 4,337
verbs select the transitive tree family.
- Examples:
- eat, dance, take, like
Al ate an apple .
Seth danced the tango .
Hyun is taking an algorithms course .
Anoop likes the fact that the semester is finished .
- Declarative tree:
- See Figure 6.3.
- {Declarative Transitive Tree: $\alpha$nx0Vnx1
- Other available trees:
- wh-moved subject, wh-moved object, subject
relative clause with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with
comp/with PP pied-piping, object relative clause with and without comp,
imperative, determiner gerund, NP gerund, passive with by phrase, passive
without by phrase, passive with wh-moved subject and by phrase,
passive with wh-moved subject and no by phrase, passive with wh-moved
object out of the by phrase, passive with wh-moved by phrase,
passive with relative clause on subject and by phrase with and without
comp, passive with relative clause on subject and no by phrase with and
without comp, passive with relative clause on object on the by phrase
with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, gerund passive with by phrase,
gerund passive without by phrase. In addition, two other trees that
allow transitive verbs to function as adjectives (e.g. the stopped truck)
are also in the family.
Next: Ditransitive: Tnx0Vnx2nx1
Up: Verb Classes
Previous: Ergative: TEnx1V
XTAG Project
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~xtag