All posts tagged "catenative verb"
- Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Verb Phrase Complements
Traditional grammars notionally define verbs as words that “describe an action or a state of being.” Verb phrases consist of a...
English VerbsHeather JohnsonNovember 4, 2013 - English Catenative Verbs
Similar to modal verbs in distinctness, catenative verbs are a unique verb form to the English language. Catenative verbs form strings...
English VerbsHeather JohnsonOctober 10, 2013 - Catenative Verb Dictionary
Unique to the English language, catenative verbs form strings of verbs by linking the catenative verb to an infinitive, present participle,...
English VerbsHeather JohnsonOctober 8, 2013 - The Verb Phrase Complement in English Grammar
Verb phrase complements are words and phrases that complete the meaning of a verb or verb phrase. Unlike verb phrase modifiers...
Grammatical FunctionHeather JohnsonOctober 8, 2013 - Using Verbs and Verb Phrases as Direct Objects
Verbs are notionally defined by traditional grammars as “words that denote an action or a state of being.” A verb phrase...
English VerbsHeather JohnsonOctober 4, 2013 - Grammatical Tense in English
Grammatical tense can be defined as the grammaticalized expression of the location in time of an action or state. Verb tense...
English VerbsHeather JohnsonApril 4, 2013