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	d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>		d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>
	e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.		e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.
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Weather verbs and existential verbs in functional control constructions

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	d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>		d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>
	e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.		e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.














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Weather verbs and existential verbs in functional control constructions

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	a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the expletives ''it'' and ''there''.<br>		a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the expletives ''it'' and ''there''.<br>
	b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''there''.<br>		b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive ''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''there''.<br>
	c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''it''.<br>		c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive ''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''it''.<br>
	d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>		d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>
	e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.		e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.

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Weather verbs and existential verbs in functional control constructions

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	a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the expletives ''it'' and ''there''.<br>		a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the expletives ''it'' and ''there''.<br>
	b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the ~~word~~ ''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''there''.<br>		b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''there''.<br>
	c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the ~~word~~ ''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''it''.<br>		c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the expletive''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and the expletive ''it''.<br>
	d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the ~~raising~~ verb ''~~seem~~'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot.<br>		d. The verb ''buy'' can serve as the head of the complement of the control verb ''try'', but the verbs ''rain'' and ''arise'' cannot. In other words, you cannot embed a verb under ''try'' if that verb requires an expletive as its subject.<br>
	e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the ~~control~~ verb ''~~try~~''.		e. All three verbs ''buy'', ''rain'' and ''arise'' can serve as the head of the complement of the raising verb ''seem''.

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Weather verbs and existential verbs in functional control constructions

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	(6) *Ingrid rained<br>		(6) *Ingrid rained<br>
	(7) *There rained<br>		(7) *There rained<br>
	(8) *Ingrid arose a storm		(8) *Ingrid arose a storm<br>
	(9) *It arose a storm		(9) *It arose a storm<br>
	(10) *It tried to rain<br>		(10) *It tried to rain<br>
	(11) *There tried to arise a storm<br>		(11) *There tried to arise a storm<br>
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	The data above together with the data from Unit 9 illustrate the following generalizations:		The data above together with the data from Unit 9 illustrate the following generalizations:

	a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the ~~words~~ ''it'' and ''there''.<br>		a. The verb ''buy'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''Ingrid'' but not the expletives ''it'' and ''there''.<br>
	b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''there''.<br>		b. The verb ''rain'' tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''it'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''there''.<br>
	c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''it''.<br>		c. The verb ''arise'' in its existential use tolerates as its SUBJ the word ''there'' but not the words ''Ingrid'' and ''it''.<br>

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Existential sentences

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	These sentences are called existential sentences, because they express that an instance of the concept named by the postverbal NP exists or comes about. Sentence (3), for instance, says that a storm came into existence. This can also be expressed by "A storm arose", but (3) stresses the existential aspect more strongly.		These sentences are called existential sentences, because they express that an instance of the concept named by the postverbal NP exists or comes about. Sentence (3), for instance, says that a storm came into existence. This can also be expressed by "A storm arose", but (3) stresses the existential aspect more strongly.

	Existential sentences require the '''expletive''' ''there'' as a SUBJ, because the ~~existance~~ is expressed by the verb ''arise'' and ''there'' contributes no meaning to the sentence. In this usage, ''there'' is a noun. In its usage as a locative element (which we are not dealing with here), it is an adverb.		Existential sentences require the '''expletive''' ''there'' as a SUBJ, because the existence is expressed by the verb ''arise'' and ''there'' contributes no meaning to the sentence. In this usage, ''there'' is a noun. In its usage as a locative element (which we are not dealing with here), it is an adverb.

	From what was said above, the constrast between (3) and (4) follows. Implement these two sentences:		From what was said above, the constrast between (3) and (4) follows. Implement these two sentences:

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Existential sentences

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	(3) There arose a storm<br>		(3) There arose a storm<br>

	These sentences are called existential sentences, because they express that an instance of the concept named by the postverbal NP exists or comes about. Sentence (3), for instance, says that a storm came into existence. This can also be expressed by "A storm arose", but (3) stresses the existential ~~change~~ more.		These sentences are called existential sentences, because they express that an instance of the concept named by the postverbal NP exists or comes about. Sentence (3), for instance, says that a storm came into existence. This can also be expressed by "A storm arose", but (3) stresses the existential aspect more strongly.

	Existential sentences require the expletive "there" as a SUBJ, because the existance is expressed by the verb ''arise'' and ''there'' contributes no meaning to the sentence. In this usage, ''there' is a noun.		Existential sentences require the '''expletive''' ''there'' as a SUBJ, because the existance is expressed by the verb ''arise'' and ''there'' contributes no meaning to the sentence. In this usage, ''there'' is a noun. In its usage as a locative element (which we are not dealing with here), it is an adverb.

	From what was said above, the constrast between (3) and (4) follows. Implement these two sentences:		From what was said above, the constrast between (3) and (4) follows. Implement these two sentences: