tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post7048573029333171492..comments2024-03-22T00:31:01.094-07:00Comments on My World: Unaccusative VerbLes Zsoldoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09153074077833202740noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post-62159165430716785022017-08-10T04:46:02.113-07:002017-08-10T04:46:02.113-07:00Excuse me, I meant intransitive.Excuse me, I meant intransitive.Les Zsoldoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153074077833202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post-22722948359706612632017-08-10T04:45:06.138-07:002017-08-10T04:45:06.138-07:00Sorry for my late reply. He falls can be analzed a...Sorry for my late reply. He falls can be analzed as unaccusative. In the example the door closes, it could be closed by an external factor such as wind (it seems an instrument is needed), so we should probably just call this transitive.Les Zsoldoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153074077833202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942256750217539484.post-58726502060979629742017-05-11T12:02:53.896-07:002017-05-11T12:02:53.896-07:00First of all, thank you for this explanation. I st...First of all, thank you for this explanation. I still have a question, which I haven't found the answer to it yet. Unaccusative verbs, do they always appear as past participle? Is, for instance, "the door closes" or "he falls", that is an intransitive verb in the present form, also an unaccusative verb argument?<br />Thank you for your clarification.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092235376832185468noreply@blogger.com