Chapter 4 Flashcards
intransitive verbs (running pattern)
Do not take an object or subject attribute in the sentence
copula verbs (being pattern)
Take a subject attribute in the sentence
transitive verbs (doing/seeing pattern)
Take a direct object in the sentence; all passively used verbs are transitive
monotransitive verbs (doing/seeing pattern)
Take only one onject (direct object) in the sentence
ditransitive verbs (giving/buying pattern)
Take two objects (direct and indirect object) in the sentence
complex-transitive verbs (making/considering pattern)
Take a direct object and an object attribute in the sentence
finite clause
Direct object is a clause in itself with a finite verb
non-finite clause
Direct object is a clause with a non-finite verb
passive construction
When figuring out the sentence pattern, always change it to its active counterpart first
phrasal verb
Verb + adverb (pronoun comes between verb and adverb)
prepositional verb
Verb + preposition (pronoun comes after verb and preposition)
phrasal prepositional verb
Verb + adverb + preposition
idiomatic noun preposition verb
Verb + noun + preposition