Alternation ‘Reciprocal’ (Coded)

A transitive verb appears with a plural subject and no direct object, implying that the activity was undertaken reciprocally. If there are only two participants, a conjoined subject usually provides a close equivalent, e.g. They hugged vs. John and Mary hugged, but it is also possible for the subject to represent multiple participants, e.g. They all hugged.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.