| Term | Definition |
|---|
| intransitive phrasal verb | The plane TOOK OFF |
| transitive prepositional verb | He LOOKED AT me |
| transitive (separable) phrasal verb | I TOOK the jacket OFF |
| transitive phrasal-prepositional verb | He LOOKED UP AT me |
| idiomatic | He RAN UP a huge bill - consideration? |
| phrasal (affecting meaning) or prepositional particle | WORK ON - consideration? |
| same form, different meaning | Don Corleone SAW his business partner OFF at the airport - consideration? |
| formality | the hearing has been PUT OFF pending further investigations - consideration? |
| opposite form but not opposite meaning | I TURNED IN my paper/a lot of people TURNED OUT for the match - consideration? |
| specific use | I CALLED OFF my credit card - consideration? |
| extrinsic meaning | the shared meaning of modal verbs (probability/possibility) |
| intrinsic meaning | the particular meaning of a modal verb, e.g. 'can' for ability |
| semi-modal | a verb that has meaning like a modal, but regular form |
| ability | can/could - intrinsic meaning? |
| willingness (volition) | will/would - intrinsic meaning? |
| permission | may/might - intrinsic meaning? |
| obligation | must - intrinsic meaning? |
| (mild obligation) advice | shall/should - intrinsic meaning? |
| threat | if you don't shut up, I'll scream - function? |
| advice | if I were you, i'd see a doctor - function? |
| request | Would you mind if I didn't come? - function? |
| comment | If I had her luck, I wouldn't complain - function? |
| recommendation | If you want a clean wash, you'll need SPLASH soap. - function? |
| warning (information) | If you drop it, it will break - function? |
| regret | If I'd worked harder, I wouldn't have got the sack - function? |
| negotiation | If I sew your buttons on, will you do the washing up? - function? |
| reproach | If you'd been there, she'd have behaved better - function? |
| bribe | If you're good, I'll give you sweeties - function? |
| agent | the 'doer' in a passive sentence |
| patient | the 'victim' in a passive sentence |
| accidental | I GOT cut off - why 'get' not was'? |
| with difficulty | I eventually GOT elected president - why 'get' not 'was'? |
| victim | I GOT robbed - why 'get' not 'was'? |
| causative | I had my hair cut - what is this structure? |
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