Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring
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Using verb patterns to represent likes and dislikes | page 3 of 12 |
Grammatical patterns associated with the phenomenon
Verbs associated with particular attitudes may be followed by a range of different structures. The commonest (and therefore most useful to teach first) are:
| 1. | a noun group  which represents the thing which is tolerated,
admired, loved, etc:
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| 2. | the -ing form, which represents the activity or situation which is
preferred, hated, liked, etc:
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| 3. | the to-infinitive which represents the activity or situation which
is liked, loved, preferred, etc:
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| Other less common structures include the following: |
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| 4. | an object (especially a pronoun or occasionally, a possessive pronoun)
followed by the -ing form, which represents the activity or situation which is
resented, liked, resented, etc:
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| 5. | an object (especially a personal pronoun) and the to-infinitive,
which represents the activity or situation which is preferred, loved, not able to be
borne, etc:
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| 6. | a that clause
which typically represents the fact which is regretted, preferred, appreciated, etc:
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| The rest of this file contains further information about the verbs which are associated with each of these grammatical structures. | |
Introduction
Grammatical patterns associated with the phenomenon
