Basic English Grammar with Exercises

Exercise 2

k The window opened.

theme argument

*There opened the window.

*In the room opened the window.

The guests opened the window.

 ergative verb

VP

DP V'

the window V

open

l A train arrived at the station.

theme argument

There arrived a train at the station.

At the station a train arrived.

At the station there arrived a train.

 unaccusative

VP

DP V'

a train V PP

arrive at the station

m Walt watered the flowers.

agent and patient arguments

The flowers were watered by Walt.

 transitive

vP

DP v'

Walt v VP

water 1 v DP V'

e the flowers V

t 1