In linguistics, an unergative verb is an intransitive verb that takes a subject argument which is a semantic agent, and actively initiates, and takes responsibility for, the action expressed by the verb. Such subject is semantically similar to the subject of a transitive verb.
In linguistics, an unergative verb is an intransitive verb that takes a subject argument which is a semantic agent, and actively initiates, and takes responsibility for, the action expressed by the verb. Such subject is semantically similar to the subject of a transitive verb.
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