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Using ergative verbs | page 7 of 10 |
Ergative verbs related to physical damage
Some ergative verbs can be classified under the area of physical damage:
The skin will burst and make it easy to remove. (Bank of English)
Now, if one of the links in that chain goes "ping" and breaks, it's a real old disaster. (Bank of English)
The following verbs are related to physical damage:
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Introduction
A definition of ergative verbs
Reasons for using ergative verbs
Areas of meaning with ergative verbs
Ergative verbs related to starting and stopping
Ergative verbs related to increasing and decreasing
Ergative verbs related to physical damage
Ergative verbs related to food preparation
Ergative verbs related to household cleaning
Ergative verbs related to movement in general