Category:English raising verbs

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English verbs that, in a matrix or main clause, take an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause.

In other words, a raising verb appears with a syntactic argument that is not its semantic argument, but is rather the semantic argument of an embedded predicate.

Pages in category "English raising verbs"

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A

B

become
begin

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

judge

K

N

need
note

P

Q

quit

R

S

T

U

V

verify

W

were
wind up