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A. Introduction: Orientation; Grammatical sketch; B. The semantictypes: Noun, adjective and verb types; Primary-A type verbs; Primary-Btype verbs; Secondary verb types; C. Some grammatical topics: I knowthat it seems that he'll make me want to describe her starting to saythat she knows that it seems that ...: complement clauses; I kicked atthe bomb, which exploded, and wakened you up : transitivity andcausatives; The plate, which had been eaten off, was owned by my aunt :passives; What sells slowly, but wears well? : promotion to subject;She gave him a look, they both had a laugh and then took a stroll :GIVE A VERB , HAVE A VERB , and TAKE A VERB constructions; list ofadjective and verb types, with sample members.