Suggested answer for Exercise 2
A given verb may subcategorise for more than one type of complement.
| (1) | a | [Peter] left [his family]. |
| b | [Peter] left after dinner. | |
| c | [Peter and Mary] met in the park. | |
| d | [Mary] suddenly noticed [that her purse was missing]. | |
| e | Before leaving [the house] [she] checked [her bag]. | |
| f | [The purse] was [on the kitchen table]. | |
| g | [Peter] considers [Mary beautiful]. | |
| h | [John] knew [that [Peter and Mary] met in the park in the afternoon]. | |
| i | [John] knows [Mary]. | |
| j | [Peter] wanted [John out of the room]. | |
| k | [They] treated [their guests] [kindly] during their stay. | |
| l | [Peter] wrote [a letter] to Mary the other day. | |
| m | [He] sent [her] [a box of chocolate], too. | |
| n | [Peter] called [Mary] yesterday. | |
| o | [John] called [Peter] [a liar]. |