| 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 |
| About-REFERENCE-AREA Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPabout |
| 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 |
| AT-Conative Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPat |
| FOR-DESIRED-OBJECT Construction | potential subject: NP V unit in predicate: PPfor |
| 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 |
| Give-up-Monotransitive-Verb-Particle Construction |
| The-Two-of-Them Construction | the CARDINAL of PERS PRON |
| God-knows-what Construction | |
| 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 |
| At-point-of Location-Construction |