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Multi-word Verbs
Short Verb Phrase Variation
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100

What 'clause element' is the most important in any pattern?

Verb

100

How would you define a multi-word verb?

2+ words that function together as a single verb phrase

100

Does English have 'future tense'? Why or why not?

No. Tense refers to verbal morphology, and English does not change verb form to express future tense. It does have future time, which be expressed through modal verbs or other information in the sentence.

100

What country has this capital: Berlin

Germany

200

What is the valency pattern of the following sentence:

"I told Dad stuff about Georgia."

Ditransitive

200
What is a single-word lexical verb that could replace the following prepositional verb?

"We already talked about it yesterday!"

talk about --> discuss

200

How is the perfect aspect formed?

HAVE + verb-ed

200

Name one country that borders India.

Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan

300

What are all the 'clause elements'?

S: subject, V: verb, DO: direct object, IO: indirect object, A: adverbial, SP: subject predicative, OP: object predicative

300

Use the wh-question test to explain why the following sentence is a free combination:

"Bert had appeared on the stairs."

Wh-question test results in, "Where did Bert appear?" And 'where' questions are not multi-word verbs.
300

In what 4 ways (that we have discussed) can the short verb phrase vary?

-tense

-aspect

-modal verbs

-voice

300

What U.S. state has the largest population?

California

400

What is the valency pattern of the following sentence: 

"This lightly effervescent Italian white wine seemed sharp at first."                             

Copular (S+Vc+SP+(A))

400

What is one test you can use to differentiate phrasal verbs from prepositional verbs?

Particle movement test, transitivity test

400

How would you describe the difference between tense and aspect?

Tense tells when an situation took place, while aspect explains whether it's continuing or complete.

400

What South American country is the largest in land size?

Brazil

500

What is an example of a sentence with a complex transitive pattern?

E.g., Put the child on the blanket.

500

What is an example of a sentence with a phrasal-prepositional verb?

E.g., The issue boils down to us not being on the same page.

500

Describe all the relevant features of the short verb phrase in the following sentence:

"Nicole's death could have been prevented."

Tense: none, Aspect: perfect, Modal: could, Voice: passive

500

What is the capital of Mongolia?

Ulaanbaatar