Construction
Form
Name
Meaning
Example
Vthat1 NP Verb (that) Clause Communication "V that" A Communicator conveys a Message, by verbal or non-verbal means. I said that I would do it.
Vtonthat1 NP V to NP that Clause Communication "V to n that" A Communicator conveys a Message to an Addressee.
drumintonthat NP drum into NP that Clause "drum into n that" A Speaker repeats a Message to an Addressee until he or she understands or remembers it.
impressonnthat NP impress on/upon n that Clause "impress on/upon n that" A Speaker conveys a Message to an Addressee and makes him or her understand its significance.
Vtonthat2 NP V to NP that Clause Evidence "V to n that" Some Support lends validity to a Proposition from the perspective of a particular Cognizer.
Vat NP Verb at NP "V at n" None
Vat1 NP Verb at NP Directed action "V at n" An Agent performs some action in the direction of a Goal.
Vat1-1 NP Verb at NP Sound emission "V at n" An Agent produces a sound in the direction of an Addressee. The people at the front were shouting at him.
Vat1-2 NP Verb at NP Looking "V at n" A Perceiver turns his or her gaze towards a Phenomenon. He looked at the stains on his hands.
Vat1-3 NP Verb at NP Body_movement "V at n" An Agent performs a motion of the body or face oriented towards an Addressee. Mr Malik beamed at them in a fatherly manner.
Vat1-4 NP Verb at NP Attack "V at n" An Assailant attempts to hurt or damage a Target. Whoever killed Father Reynard shot at us the previous evening.
Vthat11 NP Verb (that) Clause Statement "V that" A Speaker addresses a Message to an unmentioned addressee using language. She claims she paid no money for it.
Vat1-4-1 NP Verb back at NP Revenge "V back at n" An Avenger performs an attack on a Offender as a consequence of an earlier action by the Offender. Even from the grave Mahoney will get back at me.