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TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE

TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE. Identify process and participants in the following clauses and label the process as MATERIAL, MENTAL, VERBAL, RELATIONAL or EXISTENTIAL. THE RUFFIANS ROBBED HIM. THE RUFFIANS ROBBED HIM Actor Process Goal MATERIAL EFFECTIVE

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TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE

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  1. TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS PRACTICE

  2. Identify process and participants in the following clauses and label the process as MATERIAL, MENTAL, VERBAL, RELATIONAL or EXISTENTIAL.

  3. THE RUFFIANS ROBBED HIM.

  4. THE RUFFIANS ROBBED HIM Actor Process Goal MATERIAL EFFECTIVE Meaning: an action inthe outside world that is observable Number and kind of participants: Two: Actor/ Goal. The second participant is affected by the Process Do to/do with probe: What did they do to him? Tense Test: Present in Present: “The ruffians are robbing him”

  5. JAMES ASKED A QUESTION

  6. JAMES ASKED A QUESTION Sayer Process Verbiage VERBAL (reporting) Meaning: Verbalization of thought. Number and kind of participants: Two: Sayer/Verbiage Do to/do with probe: No substitution by do Tense Test: Simple Present as unmarked tense Capacity to project: “James asked if they would come to the meeting” Presence of receiver: James asked him a question

  7. SHE BECAME UPSET.

  8. SHE BECAME UPSET. Carrier Process Attribute RELATIONAL, ATTRIBUTIVE, INTENSIVE Meaning:Assigning somebody a quality or attribute (realized by an adjective) Number and kind of participants: Two: Carrier and Attribute Carrier and Attribute are non-reversible

  9. HE REMOVED HIS CAP.

  10. HE REMOVED HIS CAP Actor Process Goal MATERIAL EFFECTIVE Meaning: an action inthe outside world that is observable Number and kind of participants: Two: Actor/ Goal. The second participant is affected by the Process Do to/do with probe: What did he do to his cap? Tense Test: Present in Present: “He’s removing his cap”

  11. IT WAS THE BEST CONCERT EVER.

  12. IT WAS THE BEST ... Token Process Value RELATIONAL IDENTIFYING INTENSIVE Meaning:Identifying an entity by reference to some other entity Number and kind of participants: Two: Token/Value Presence of a definite nominal group: “the best concert” Token and value are reversible: “The best concert was this one”

  13. THEY MOVED.

  14. THEY MOVED Actor Process MATERIAL MIDDLE Meaning: an action in the outside world that is observable Number and kind of participants: One. Actor only Do to/do with probe: What did they do? Tense Test: Present in Present: “They are moving”

  15. SHE GAVE HIM THE FARM.

  16. SHE GAVE HIM THE FARM. Actor Process Beneficiary Goal MATERIAL EFFECTIVE ( giving type) Meaning: an action in the outside world that is observable Number and kind of participants: Three. Actor/ Goal/ Beneficiary (Recipient) Do to/do with probe: What did she do with the farm? Tense Test: Present in Present: “She’s giving him the farm”.

  17. HAS HE GOT A PLAN?

  18. HAS HE GOT A PLAN? Process Carrier Process Attribute RELATIONAL ATTRIBUTIVE POSSESSIVE Meaning: having Number and kind of participants: Two: Carrier/ Attribute Presence of an indefinite nominal group: “a plan” Carrier and Attribute are non-reversible

  19. GANGS ATTACKED THE PRESIDENT

  20. GANGS ATTACKED THE PRESIDENT Actor Process Goal MATERIAL EFFECTIVE Meaning: an action that can be observable Number and kind of participants: Two. Actor and Goal Do to/ do with probe: What did they do to the President? Tense Test: Present in Present: “The gangs are attacking the President”

  21. HE WAS IN THE PHONE BOOTH.

  22. HE WAS IN THE PHONE… Carrier Process Attribute RELATIONAL ATTRIBUTIVE CIRCUMSTANTIAL Meaning: Assigning somebody a circumstance Number and kind of participants: Two: Carrier/ Attribute Presence of a circumstance (PP): “in the phone booth” Carrier and Attribute are non-reversible

  23. THE PRESIDENT WAS ATTACKED BY GANGS.

  24. THE PRESIDENTGOAL WAS ATTACKEDPROCESS BY GANGSACTOR

  25. THE PRESIDENT WAS ATTACKED BY GANGS Goal Process Actor MATERIAL EFFECTIVE Meaning: an action in the outside world that is observable Number and kind of participants: Two. Goal/Actor Do to/do with probe: What was done to the P? Tense Test: Present in Present: “The President is being attacked by gangs”.

  26. THE FARMER SAW THE BATTLE ON THE BRIDGE.

  27. THE FARMER SAW THE BATTLE… Senser Process Phenomenon MENTAL ( perception) Meaning: states of mind or psychological events. Number and kind of participants: Two. Senser/ Phenomenon Tense Test: Simple Present as unmarked Present in Present: “The farmer sees the battle” Capacity to project: “The farmer saw that the battle was over”.

  28. THERE WILL BE A STORM SOON.

  29. THERE WILL BE A STORM SOON. Process Existent Circums EXISTENTIAL Meaning: An entity exists. Number and kind of participants: One. The Existent. (The word “There” is not a Participant but only a syntactic marker). Tense Test: Simple Present as unmarked Present: “There is a storm in the sea” Unstressed “there” in Subject position.

  30. HE HAD A GAME OF CATCH.

  31. HE HAD A GAME OF CATCH. Actor Process Range MATERIAL WITH RANGE Meaning: an action in the outside world that is obserbable. Number and kind of participants: Two. Actor/Range Do to/do with probe: Present in Present: “He’s having a game of catch”

  32. “BUT WE’LL GET COLD”, SAID RACHEL

  33. “BUT WE’LL GET COLD”,SAID RACHEL Locution Process Sayer VERBAL (quoting) Meaning: Verbalization of thought. Number and kind of participants: One: Sayer Do to/do with probe: No substitution by do Tense Test: Simple Present as unmarked tense Capacity to project: “Rachel said that they would get cold” Presence of receiver: He told me the truth.

  34. THE TIMETABLE SUGGESTED THERE WERE ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTS.

  35. THE TIMETABLE SUGGESTED Sayer Process THERE WERE ALTERNATIVE FLIGHTS. locution VERBAL (reporting) Number and kind of participants: One: Sayer Presence of Receiver: The timetable suggested to usthat there were alternative flights.

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