| Vat1-5 |
NP Verb at NP |
Purpose "V at n" |
An Agent wants to achieve a Goal. |
Researchers
toil
at
new technology that could make big blackouts a quaint historical footnote of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
|
| Vat1-6 |
NP Verb at NP |
Acting on "V at n" |
An Agent acts in some way on a Patient. |
|
| Vat1-6-1 |
NP Verb at NP |
Non-affectedness "V at n" |
An Agent acts on a Patient but this causes little or no effect on the Patient, either because the Agent's action was not strong enough or it was not the Agent's intention in the first place. |
She
tugged
at
her hand,
but he wouldn't let go.
|
| Vat1-6-2 |
NP Verb at NP |
Attempted contact "V at n" |
An Agent makes a move to attempt to make contact with a Target, but their attempt may or may not succeed. |
He
slashed
at
his opponent's head,
wearing him down.
|
| Vat1-6-3 |
NP Verb at NP |
Repeated contact "V at n" |
An Agent repeatedly makes contact with a Patient, either because the action is inherently repetitive, or because a single contact doesn't bring about the expected effect. |
The old man
beat
at
the thorns
with his stick.
|
| Vat1-6-4 |
NP Verb at NP |
Bit-by-bit ingestion "V at n" |
An Ingestor consumes an Ingestible in small amounts. |
She
nibbled
at
the buttered toast.
|
| Vat1-6-5 |
NP Verb at NP |
Clutching "V at" |
A Holder holds, takes, or attempts to take an Item firmly, typically making broad gestures or using force. |
She
snatched
at
the cord of the light switch.
|
| Vat1-7 |
NP Verb at NP |
Making aware "V at n" |
Some Content is noticed by an Experiencer. |
The word Mahon
leapt out
at
her.
|
| Vat1-8 |
NP Verb at NP |
Becoming aware "V at n" |
A Cognizer becomes aware of some Content. |
|
| Vthat12 |
NP Verb that Clause(mandative) |
Request "V that" |
A Speaker utters a Message asking for some action to be done. |
They
asked
that
their wrists be untied.
|
| Vat2 |
NP Verb at NP |
Reaction "V at n" |
An Agent performs an action in reaction to a Stimulus. |
|
| Vat2-1 |
NP Verb at NP |
Judgment_communication "V at n" |
A Speaker talks or emits a sound to express his or her attitude towards a Stimulus. |
He
raged
at
the futility of it.
|
| Vat2-2 |
NP Verb at NP |
Emotional reaction "V at n" |
An Experiencer expresses a particular feeling in reaction to a Stimulus. |
Meredith
bristled
at
his rudeness.
|