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Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
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Special motion-to preposition
Example 6-86:
(1) Meri in de cyar. (2) Leroy push Meri insaid de cyar.
(1)
(1)
Meri
Mary
in
prep
de
det
cyar.
car
(2)
(2)
Leroy
Leroy
push
push
Meri
Mary
insaid
prep
de
det
cyar.
car
(1) Mary is in the car. (2) Leroy pushed Mary into the car.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Trinidad English Creole
by
Susanne Mühleisen
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Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Feature:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘push’
Source:
Own knowledge
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