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AbstractDespite the substantial literature dedicated to it the status of the reflexive is still controversial Among others the question whether reflexive constructions are transitive or intransitiv. Closures of Relations. Let R be a relation on a set A. Let P be a property, such as reflexivity, symmetry or transitivity . The . closure S. of . R . with . respect to . P. . is the . smallest superset of R. Intransitive Verbs. Direct Objects. Direct objects are words that receive the action of the verb. .. . The boy kicked . the ball. .. Some verbs have direct objects and others do not.. Transitive or Intransitive??. and Intransitive . Verbs. ONLY . action. verbs can be transitive or intransitive.. Linking verbs do not have . use. .. Transitive. Transitive verbs pass from a doer to a receiver. . Transitive verbs have direct objects.. Action Verbs. Express physical or mental activity. Run, Ponder, Think, Throw, Contemplate. Transitive Verb. A transitive verb is an action verb that has . a direct object—a . word that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. Intransitive Verbs. Key terms for transitive/intransitive verbs. Direct objects are words that receive the action of the verb.. Some verbs have direct objects and others do not.. If the verb has a direct object, it is . -- word that expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement. Examples. The bicyclist . grinned. .. A spectator . cheered. loudly.. The right gear . is. important.. The riders . both the werden-passive and the reflexive passive (the middle) admit an subject between the impersonalwerden-passive and the impersonal I arguethat the werden 4.1 I will givearguments that the nomina Transitive verbs direct action toward someone or something else in the sentence.  That person or thing that receives the action is called a direct object.. The camera . took. beautiful . pictures. .. . Intro. Consider the following example (telephone line, bus route,…). a b c. d. Is R, defined above on the set A={a, b, c, d}, transitive?. If not, is there a (possibly indirect) link between each of the cities?. begin. and . start. : evidence from translation corpora. Thomas . Egan & Susan Nacey. Hedmark College . Norway. Thomas.Egan@hihm.no. , . Susan.Nacey@hihm.no. Rethinking Synonymy. 28 – 30 October, Helsinki . of Relations. Definition: . The . closure. of a relation R with respect to. property . P is the relation obtained by adding the . minimum number . of ordered pairs to R to obtain property P.. In terms of the digraph representation of . Let . A. = {2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9} and define a relation . R. on . A. as follows: For all . x. , . y. . . . A. ,. Then . . 2 . R. 2 because 2 – 2 = 0, and 3 | 0. . and similarly. . 3 . R. 3, 4 . Direct Objects. Direct objects are words that receive the action of the verb. .. . The boy kicked . the ball. .. Some verbs have direct objects and others do not.. Transitive or Intransitive??. If the verb has a direct object, it is . 1 1. Introduction Yami is a Philippine Batanic language, spoken by 3,800 residents on Orchid Island in Taiwan. The name “Yami” was originally used by the Batanic people to refer to the grou