Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Suggested Answers for Check Questions

The argument structure includes the subject while the subcategorisation frame does not. The latter contains information on the number and type of complements while the former on theta-roles. Students could be asked to find their own examples for verbs that do not take complements, verbs that take one complement (an NP or a PP or a clause or an AP, etc.), verbs that take two complements, etc.