Alternation ‘Causative Alternation’ (Uncoded)

The verb has an intransitive and a transitive (causative) use; the referent of the subject of the intransitive construction is assigned a semantic role similar to that assigned to the object of the transitive construction, but the intransitive construction does not imply the involvement of a participant with the role assigned to the subject of the transitive construction.

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