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Verb Valency




Examples:
  • Intrasitive verb 'laugh' has valency one, as in: 'the boy laughs'.

  • Transitive verb 'buy' has valency two, as in: 'the boy bought the book'.

  • Ditransitive verb 'give' has valency three, as in: 'the boy gave the girl the book'.

  • Transitive verb 'put' has valency three, as in: 'the boy put the book on the table'.

  • Intransitive verb 'rely' has valency two, as in: 'the boy relies on the teacher'.




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