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**Verbs can combine with -ing (in the contexts: __-ing can be fun, Pat was __-ing) | **Verbs can combine with -ing (in the contexts: __-ing can be fun, Pat was __-ing) | ||
*syntactic test | *syntactic test | ||
**Verbs can occur directly after can: They can __ ... | **Verbs can occur directly after '''can''': They can __ ... | ||
*Verbs can occur directly after wanted to: Pat wanted to __ ... | *Verbs can occur directly after '''wanted to''': Pat wanted to __ ... | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 10 October 2018
- Semantic test:
- Verbs refer to actions
- morphological test:
- Verbs can combine with a 3rd singular inflection (-(e)s)
- Verbs can combine with a past tense inflection (-ed)
- Verbs can combine with -ing (in the contexts: __-ing can be fun, Pat was __-ing)
- syntactic test
- Verbs can occur directly after can: They can __ ...
- Verbs can occur directly after wanted to: Pat wanted to __ ...