| 
The game | 
has | 
been | 
put | 
off | 
until Sunday | 
| 
Goal | 
Process: material | 
Location: motion: towards | |||
| 
Subject | 
Finite | 
Predicator | 
Adjunct | 
Adjunct | |
| 
Finite | 
Auxiliary | 
Event | |||
Saturday, 23 December 2017
Process vs Predicator vs Event
Labels:
Event,
Mood,
Phrasal Verb,
Transitivity,
Verbal Group
Friday, 22 December 2017
'Strike' Serving As Relational Process
| 
On the fourth night | 
he | 
struck | 
lucky | 
| 
Location | 
Carrier | 
Process: relational | 
Attribute | 
From above: 'he got lucky'
From roundabout: the simple present tense is unmarked, so the Process is not material.
The lexical choice adds a material dimension to the attributive relation.
The lexical choice adds a material dimension to the attributive relation.
Friday, 15 December 2017
'Observe' Serving As Material Process
| 
he | 
observes | 
the rules | 
| 
Actor | 
Process: material | 
Scope | 
From above: 'he acts according to the rules'
From roundabout: the simple present tense is marked, carrying the added feature 'habitual'.
The lexical choice adds a mental dimension to the material act.
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