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Grammar
Depictive VS Resultative
Could anyone please exmplain to me the idea that stands behind Resultative and/or Depictive phrases/sentences ?
Here is the exercise taken from my classes :
"Which of the follownig phrases are / are not recultative ?
1. "Sorry for the delay?!" John asked herself furious .
2. Tom complained that she'd gotten pregnatn to "trap" him into marriage .
3. The soldier did not move; he just looked at the snake terrified .
4. Estelle quickly go herself married to a wealthy lawyer.
5. When the firecrackers popped, the birds started flying blind .
How to distinguish between Resultative and Depictive ?
Here is the exercise taken from my classes :
"Which of the follownig phrases are / are not recultative ?
1. "Sorry for the delay?!" John asked herself furious .
2. Tom complained that she'd gotten pregnatn to "trap" him into marriage .
3. The soldier did not move; he just looked at the snake terrified .
4. Estelle quickly go herself married to a wealthy lawyer.
5. When the firecrackers popped, the birds started flying blind .
How to distinguish between Resultative and Depictive ?
Top answer
John cannot "ask herself", by the way. He can "ask her" or he can "ask himself". I'll take this to be "asked her".
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John cannot "ask herself", by the way. He can "ask her" or he can "ask himself". I'll take this to be "asked her".
I take it that you have to say whether the italicized word expresses something which is a result of something else in the sentence, or not, i.e., is resultative or depictive.
These are subtle, and in some cases there may be good arguments for either choice.
I take it that you have to say whether the italicized word expresses something which is a result of something else in the sentence, or not, i.e., is resultative or depictive.
These are subtle, and in some cases there may be good arguments for either choice.
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