Intransitive Construction | potential subject V |
Monotransitive Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP |
Monotransitive Constructions (clausal objects) | |
Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: NP |
Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: to-INF |
Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: to-INF |
Ditransitive Construction (Obj: INF) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: INF |
Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: to-INF |
Ditransitive Construction (that-cl) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: (that)-CLfin |
Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-CL) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: wh-CL |
Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-to-inf) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: wh to_INF |
Self-Motion Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PP |
Caused-Motion Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: PP |
Subject-Attribute Construction (Attr: NP) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP |
Subject-Attribute Construction (Attr: AdjP) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: AdjP |
Subject-Attribute Construction (Attr: PP) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PP |
Subject-Attribute Construction (Attr: that-CL) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: that-CL |
Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: NP |
Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: AdjP |
Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: AdjP |
Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing) | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: V-ing |
TO-Recipient-ABOUT-Topic Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto unit in predicate: PPabout |
TO-Recipient-FOR-Fact Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto unit in predicate: PPfor |
TO-Recipient-FOR-Desired-Object Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto unit in predicate: PPfor |
TO-Recipient-Action Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto unit in predicate: to-INF |
TO-Judge-Action Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto unit in predicate: to-INF |
Self-Change-Resultative Construction | |
Caused-Change-Resultative Construction | |
Change-of-State Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: PPfrom and/or PPinto |
Into-CAUSATIVE Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: PPinto |
On-FOCUS-AREA Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPon |
To-RECIPIENT/GOAL Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPto |
With-PARTNER Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPwith |
With-Emotion Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPwith |
ÆFFECTED+FOR-DESIRED-OBJECT Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: PPfor |
Exchange-X-for-Y Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: NP unit in predicate: PPfor |
X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
THEY-ARE-WILLING-TO-PAY Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
He-Was-Brave-to-Say-That Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
SHE-WAS-SURPRISED-TO-HEAR Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
We-Are-Able-to-Make Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
X-IS-LIKELY-TO Construction | potential subject BE Adj postmod: to-INF |
IT-THAT Construction | subject: it BE/SEEM unit in predicate: Adj/NP unit in predicate: that-clause/if-clause |
IT-FOR-Event Construction | potential subject: it BE/SEEM Attr: Adj EXTRA: for NP to-INF |
NICE-OF-YOU Construction | potential subject: it BE Adj PPof EXTRA: to-INF |
Impersonal Evaluative Construction | potential subject: it V: BE Adj EXTRA: to-INF |
Put-up-with-Verb-Particle Construction | potential subject: NP V: put particle: up particle: with unit in predicate: NP |
Take-off-Intransitive-Verb-Particle Construction | potential subject: NP V: take particle: off |
The-Two-of-Them Construction | the CARDINAL of PERS PRON |
The-early-bird-catches-the-worm Construction |
Declarative-Statement Construction | Subj PRED: Vfin |
Declarative-Question Construction | Subj PRED: Vfin |
Yes/No-Question Construction | PREDop Subj PREDrest |
Wh-Question Construction (wh not subject) | PREDwh PREDop Subj PREDrest |
Wh-Question Construction (wh as subject) | Subjwh: wh PRED: Vfin |
Imperative Construction | Subj PRED: Vbase |
Negative-Imperative Construction | PRED: Don't Subj: (you) PRED: Vbase ∈ PREDrest |
Exclamative Construction | PRED: wh Subj PREDrest: Vtam |
Affirmative-Tag Construction | Declarative-Statement Construction op pron |
Controversial-Tag Construction | Declarative-Statement Construction op pron |
Comparative Correlative Construction without Verb |
Focus-NP Construction | NP |
It-Cleft Construction | |
Wh-Cleft Construction | |
Topicalization Construction | |
Left-Dislocation Construction | NP REST-CLAUSE PRONresumptive1 |
Right-Dislocation Construction | REST-CLAUSE PRONcataphoric1 NP1 |
Asyndetic-Coordination Construction | X X X |
Additive-Coordination Construction | X X and X |
Alternative-Coordination Construction | X X or X |
Realistic-Condition Construction | if CLfin-present-tense/were CLfin |
Hypothetical-Condition Construction | if CLfin-past-tense CLfin: would/could/might |
Unrealistic-Condition Construction | if CLfin-past-tense+perfective CLfin: would/could/might+perfective |
Adjunct Construction | Adjunct Argument structure cxn |