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+ | this is a term used to refer to the number of dependent clauses that a verb can take on. In this case of transitive that number would be one (a direct object). | ||
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+ | Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999. | ||
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+ | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 11 November 2009
this is a term used to refer to the number of dependent clauses that a verb can take on. In this case of transitive that number would be one (a direct object).
References
Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.