Collocations withverb
These are words often used in combination withverb.
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active verb
These tokens were then compared with active verb complements like (29) and with other it-subject constructions as discussed in the subsection below on it-subject construction.
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causative verb
Yet, the same verb run is not derived from a causative verb when it occurs without the directional phrase.
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intransitive verb
But the morphological patterns that create distinctive transitive and intransitive verb stems are derivational.
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mental verb
All verbs included in the analysis were further categorized into action verbs, stative verbs and mental verbs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
plural verb
As will be seen below, for instance, duo as a rule takes plural verb agreement, while orchestra mostly takes the singular.
From theCambridge English Corpus
singular verb
Notionally, then, in the writer's mind, there is presumably only one thing present, hence the singular verb.
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verb conjugation
Errors were coded for each verb conjugation group and participant group.
From theCambridge English Corpus
verb phrase
Specifically, she investigates a syntactic variable which involves repetition or not of object clitics within a finite verb phrase.
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verb tense
English, conversely, possesses a more extensive verb tense system.
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weak verb
However, this effect was more pronounced in the weak verb classes than the strong class.
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