ABSTRACT
Verbsofthisclassinflectforpersonandnumber.Includedinthisclass
areverbslike:GIVE,SEND,ASK,FORCE,TEASE,TEACH,SELL,
DEFEAT,BLAME,BORROW,COPY,andINVITE.(AppendixA
containsadditionalexamples.)
Ascanbeseenfromtheillustrationsofverbformsinsentences(1-2),
thepositionofthebeginningpointofthesignvariesdependingonwhether
thepersonofthesubjectoftheclauseis1person(1)or2person(2)andin
sentences(2-4)theendpointofthesignalsovariesinpositiondepending
onthepersonoftheobject.In(5-7),itcanbeseenthatasthenumberof
thesubjectandobjectvaries,thebeginningandendpointslikewisechange
inform.(IllustrationsofverbformsappearinFigure1.)1
(1)tiNDEXtGIVEiBOOK.
