Erlangen Valency Patternbank BETA

— a corpus-based research tool for work on valency and argument structure constructions

List patterns

• active verb patterns
• passive verb patterns
• adjective patterns
• noun patterns

Find a word

Type in a word or browse through our wordlist.

Find a pattern element

Enter a pattern element (such as to_INF) or take a look at the list of pattern elements.

Pattern query results

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP

act (C behave) - appear (B seem) - be - be (α) - become - break (D abandon) - burst (A break) - come (C become) - die (A stop living) - drop (special use 5) - escape - fall (A DOWN) - fall (B … state) - fall (special use 2) - fasten - feel (A experience) - feel (C seem) - finish - fold - freeze (A TEMPERATURE) - get (β) - go - go (special use 4) - go (special use 5) - go (γ) - go (ε) - grow (A …plants) - grow (B become) - keep (A remain) - lie [lay lain] - look (C appear) - make (F ensure) - play (special use 10) - play (special use 9) - prove (B … useful) - push (A move) - remain - report (β) - rest (special use 5) - ring (special use 3) - ring (special use 4) - rule (special use 4) - rule (special use 5) - run (A move fast) - run (B organize) - run (D be at a level) - run (special use 10) - run (special use 5) - run (special use 6) - run (special use 7) - run (special use 8) - run (special use 9) - seem - serve (A … food) - shine (A light …) - shine (B stand out) - shine (C show emotion) - show (A be noticeable) - sink (A lose height) - sink (C decrease) - sit (A CHAIR) - sleep - sleep (special use 5) - slide (A move) - smell (A have smell) - smell (D appear) - sound (B IMPRESSION) - split (B break) - stand (A be upright) - stand (C remain firm) - stand (special use 10) - stand (special use 11) - stand (special use 12) - stay (D STATE) - stick (special use 4) - stop (A cease) - stop (A cease) - stop (C … process …) - stop (C … process …) - stop (special use 1) - stop (special use 1) - stop (special use 2) - stop (special use 2) - strike (I … lucky) - struggle (B move violently) - talk (special use 1) - talk (special use 2) - taste (C have flavour) - tear (A rip) - test (B RESULT) - turn (B become) - wake - walk - walk (special use 1) - walk (special use 2) - wear (B … well) - wear (special use 1) - wear (special use 2) - work (D … loose)

Lexically specified patterns

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:dead

drop (special use 5)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:sure/certain

make (F ensure)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:often:safe

play (special use 10) - play (special use 9)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:open

push (A move) - split (B break)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:sick

report (β)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:true/hollow/false

ring (special use 3) - ring (special use 4)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:open/shut

slide (A move)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:dead/short/short_of_NP

stop (A cease) - stop (C … process …) - stop (special use 1) - stop (special use 2)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:dead/short/short_of_V-ing

stop (A cease) - stop (C … process …) - stop (special use 1) - stop (special use 2)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:lucky

strike (I … lucky)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:positive/negative

test (B RESULT)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:thin

wear (B … well) - wear (special use 1) - wear (special use 2)

Active patterns:

SCU + VHC_act + AdjP:free/loose

work (D … loose)