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==Unaccusative and unergative verbs== {{Main article|Unaccusative verb|Unergative verb}} Especially in some languages, it makes sense to classify intransitive verbs as: *''unaccusative'' when the subject is not an agent; that is, it does not actively initiate the action of the verb (e.g. "die", "fall"). **Unaccusative verbs are typically used to show action or movement. ***Examples: ****I '''arrived''' at the party around 8 o'clock. ****Do you know what time the plane '''departed'''? ****The disease '''spread''' to other towns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://primus.arts.u-szeged.hu/bese/Chapter5/5.2.1.htm|title=Basic English Syntax with Exercised|last=Konzorcium|first=Bolcsesz|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> ****I '''sat''' on the train. ****I was in a car accident and the other person '''appeared''' out of no where. *''unergative'' when they have an agent subject. **Examples: ***I am going to '''resign''' from my position at the bank. ***I have to '''run''' six miles in the morning. ***John '''ate'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/norvin/www/24.902/unaccusatives.html|title=Unergatives and Unaccusatives}}</ref> This distinction may in some cases be reflected in the grammar, where for instance different [[auxiliary verb]]s may be used for the two categories.
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