Re: THEORY: more questions
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 26, 2003, 19:06 |
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:15:18 -0500, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
wrote:
> The single argument of an intransitive
> verb (which we consider the subject in English) is called S; the
> argument of a transitive verb which we also call the subject is
> A (for Agent), while the argument we call the direct object is
> P (for patient). But like I said, I don't know where indirect objects
> fit in.
A patient is not always an object. See also passive constructions.
Paul