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deny

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

design

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

desitable

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

determine

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

difficult

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

direct

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

discover

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

do

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

draw

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

dream

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

drive

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

drop

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

E

each

EACH-OTHER-Reciprocal-Reference-NP Construction

General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction

each other

EACH-OTHER-Reciprocal-Reference-NP Construction

each other's

Genitive-NP Construction

eager

THEY-ARE-WILLING-TO-PAY Construction

earn

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

easy

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

educate

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)

effective

Most-/Least-Construction

elect

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

employ

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

encourage

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

end

AT-SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: PP)

engage

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

enough

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

ensure

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

entitled

We-Are-Able-to-Make Construction

essential

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

estimate

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

every

General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction

everybody's

Genitive-NP Construction

everyone's

Genitive-NP Construction

everything's

Genitive-NP Construction

excellent

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

exciting

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

excuse

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

expensive

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

F

famous

Most-/Least-Construction

fast

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

fasten

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

feed

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

feel

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

few

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

Comparative Correlative Construction without Verb

fewer

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

fewest

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

fill

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

find

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

first

Ranking-NP Construction

First-Name-NP Construction

five

The-Two-of-Them Construction

fix

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

flight

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

fly

AT-SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: PP)

fold

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

foolish

He-Was-Brave-to-Say-That Construction

forbid

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

force

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

four

The-Two-of-Them Construction

free

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

freeze

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

fun

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

function

AT-SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: PP)

G

gain

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

get

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

give

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

glad

SHE-WAS-SURPRISED-TO-HEAR Construction

good

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

NICE-OF-YOU Construction

grant

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

great

He-Was-Brave-to-Say-That Construction

greatest

Superlative Construction

guarantee

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

H

hand

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

happy

SHE-WAS-SURPRISED-TO-HEAR Construction

he

HE-Definite-Reference-NP Construction

help

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: INF)

her

Genitive-NP Construction

herself

HERSELF-Reflexive-Reference-NP Construction

highest

Superlative Construction

him

HIM-Definite-Reference-NP Construction

himself

HIMSELF-Reflexive-Reference-NP Construction

hire

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

his

Genitive-NP Construction

hit

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

horrible

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

I

I

I-Definite-NP Construction

ideal

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

We-Are-Able-to-Make Construction

imagine

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

important

Most-/Least-Construction

impossible

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

inexpensive

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

infitted

We-Are-Able-to-Make Construction

influence

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

inform

Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-CL)

instruct

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Ditransitive Construction (that-cl)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-CL)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: wh-to-inf)

insure

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

interesting

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

invest

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

invide

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

its

Genitive-NP Construction

itself

ITSELF-Reflexive-Reference-NP Construction

J

judge

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

K

keen

THEY-ARE-WILLING-TO-PAY Construction

keep

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

kill

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

knock

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

Attribute Construction (Attr: V-ing)

L

label

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

largest

Superlative Construction

last

Ranking-NP Construction

Last-Name-NP Construction

lay

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

lead

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

lease

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

least

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

leave

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

lend

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

less

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

Comparative Correlative Construction without Verb

let

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: INF)

lie

TO-Recipient-ABOUT-Topic Construction

light

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

likely

X-IS-LIKELY-TO Construction

Most-/Least-Construction

little

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

look

TO-Recipient-FOR-Desired-Object Construction

TO-Recipient-Action Construction

BARE SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: NP)

AT-SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: PP)

loose

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

M

make

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: INF)

Object Attribute Construction (Attr: NP)

Resultative Construction (Attr: Adj)

Resultative Construction (Attr: to-INF)

many

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

mark

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

me

ME-Definite-NP Construction

mean

Attribute Construction (Attr: to-INF)

mix

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

more

More-Than-Comparison Construction (type 1)

most

General-Quantifier-Plural-NP Construction

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

Most-/Least-Construction

much

General-Quantifier-Mass-NP Construction

my

Genitive-NP Construction

myself

MYSELF-Reflexive-Reference-NP Construction

N

necessary

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

next

Ranking-NP Construction

nice

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

NICE-OF-YOU Construction

no

General-Quantifier-Singular-NP Construction

nobody's

Genitive-NP Construction

O

offer

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

oldest

Superlative Construction

one

Numerical-Singular-NP Construction

one another

ONE-ANOTHER-Reciprocal-Reference-NP Construction

one hundred

Numerical-Plural-NP Construction

one's

Genitive-NP Construction

operate

AT-SUPERLATIVE OBJECT / OBJOID CONSTRUCTION (SOC) (Object/Objoid: PP)

order

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: to-INF)

our

Genitive-NP Construction

ourselves

OURSELVES-Reflexive-Reference-NP Construction

owe

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

P

pack

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

painful

X-Is-Difficult-to-Answer Construction

pass

Ditransitive Construction (Obj: NP)

Attribute Construction (Attr: Adj)

pay