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Sentences with ERGATIVE

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Sentences

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"In ergative verb constructions, the subject of an intransitive verb can also have a direct object."
2
"She studied the ergative case in the linguistics class."
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"The ergative marker in this language is used to indicate the subject of a transitive verb."
4
"The language uses an ergative absolutive alignment."
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"The ergative construction in this sentence emphasizes the action of the subject."
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"The ergative case is often marked by a special suffix on the noun."
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"The ergative phrase acts as the agent and patient in the sentence."
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"The ergative subject refers to the doer of the action."
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"In ergative language, the subject of the intransitive verb and the object of the transitive verb are marked the same way."
2
"The ergative case is usually marked with a different suffix than the accusative case."
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"He studied the ergative constructions extensively for his research."
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"The ergative case is often associated with intransitive subjects and transitive objects."
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"I'm not familiar with ergative languages, could you provide more information?"
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"The ergative construction in this sentence emphasizes the subject."
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"The ergative case serves as a marking for the agent of a transitive verb."
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"The ergative case is marked by a change in the verb ending."
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"In this sentence, the ergative pronoun is used to mark the subject."
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"Some languages exhibit both ergative and accusative alignments depending on the verb type."
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"The ergative case is not commonly found in Indo-European languages."
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"The ergative case is used in both ditransitive and intransitive clauses."
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